Where does “bana” come from?

bana (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Ancestry of “bana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*banu—
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-—

Words derived from “bana”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on- →