Where does “gebannan” come from?
gebannan (Old English) comes from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
gebannan (Old English): to order, command
Definitions
- to order, command
Ancestry of “gebannan”, step by step
gebannan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English ġē
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġē | ye |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Old English bannan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | bannan | to summon, especially by proclamation |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bannan | to proclaim; to summon |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |