Where does “mettre a bandon” come from?
mettre a bandon (Old French) comes from Frankish ban, from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
Ancestry of “mettre a bandon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | ban | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |