Where does “bana” come from?

bana (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

bana (Old English): murderer; something which causes death

Definitions

  1. murderer; something which causes death

Ancestry of “bana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on- →