Where does “ban” come from?

ban (Old French) comes from Frankish ban, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

ban (Old French): public declaration

Definitions

  1. public declaration

Ancestry of “ban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishban—
2Proto-Germanicbannanąto proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “ban”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bannaną →