Where does “banamaðr” come from?

banamaðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse bani, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

banamaðr (Old Norse): killer, slayer

Definitions

  1. killer, slayer

Ancestry of “banamaðr”, step by step

banamaðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse bani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebanideath; that which causes death
2Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via Old Norse maðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
2Proto-Germanic*mann-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “banamaðr”

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