Where does “banna” come from?
banna (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
banna (Old Norse): ban, curse; to prohibit; to curse
Definitions
- ban, curse; to prohibit; to curse
Ancestry of “banna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
Words derived from “banna”