Where does “gastbana” come from?

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

gastbana (Old English): destroyer of souls; devil, demon

Definitions

  1. destroyer of souls; devil, demon

Ancestry of “gastbana”, step by step

gastbana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English Bana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishBanamurderer
2Proto-Germanicbanōa battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared...
3Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via Old English gāst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgāstbreath, soul, spirit, ghost, being
2Proto-West Germanicgaistghost, spirit
3Proto-Germanicgaistazterror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeysd-anger, agitation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on- →