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Where does “banga” come from?

banga (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bang-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

banga (Old Norse): to bang, pound, hammer

Definitions

  1. to bang, pound, hammer

Ancestry of “banga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbang-to bang; pound; beat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “banga”

  • bang
  • banging
  • banger
  • gangbanger
  • gangbang
  • headbanging
  • whizbang
  • headbanger
  • slambang
  • bangy
  • interrobang
  • bangster
  • bangtail
  • headbang
  • bangingly
  • bangable
  • bangstick
  • bangless
  • bangtail muster
  • unbangable
  • bangbus
  • reverse gangbang
  • bangsome
  • fingerbanger
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