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Where does “кегельбан” come from?

кегельбан (Russian) comes from German Kegelbahn, from German Bahn, from Middle High German ban, from Old High German bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-.

кегельбан (Russian): bowling alley, skittle alley; bowling

Definitions

  1. bowling alley, skittle alley; bowling

Ancestry of “кегельбан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKegelbahnbowling alley
2GermanBahnroute, trail; rail transport; tram, train;...
3Middle High Germanban—
4Old High Germanbana—
5Proto-West Germanic*banu—
6Proto-Germanicbanōa battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared...
7Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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