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
Ancestry of “bani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | bani | death; that which causes death |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |