Where does “bani” come from?

bani (Old Swedish) 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-.

bani (Old Swedish): violent death; murderer

Definitions

  1. violent death; murderer

Ancestry of “bani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebanideath; that which causes death
2Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on- →
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