Where does “bant-” come from?

bant- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰonHdeₕ₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰHdús-.

Ancestry of “bant-”, step by step

bant- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European bʰonHdeₕ₂-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰonHdeₕ₂-—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰHdús-—

via Proto-Indo-European bʰonHdos-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰonHdos-useful, beneficial, good

Words derived from “bant-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰHdús- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰonHdeₕ₂- →