Where does “ban” come from?
ban (Polish) comes from English ban, from English Banburismus, from English Banbury, from Old English Bannanburg, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.
ban (Polish): ban
Ancestry of “ban”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ban | To summon; to call out; To anathematize; to... |
| 2 | English | Banburismus | A cryptologic process using an early form of... |
| 3 | English | Banbury | A Banbury cake |
| 4 | Old English | Bannanburg | — |
| 5 | Old English | burg | city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |