Where does “bani” come from?

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

bani (Old Norse): death; that which causes death

Definitions

  1. death; that which causes death

Ancestry of “bani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “bani”

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