Where does “hinderbana” come from?
hinderbana (Swedish) comes from Swedish bana, from Middle Low German bāne, from Old Saxon bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.
hinderbana (Swedish): an obstacle course
Definitions
- an obstacle course
Ancestry of “hinderbana”, step by step
hinderbana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bana | a path, a race, a track; a track, a railroad; a... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bāne | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | bana | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Swedish hinder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hinder | obstacle, impediment, obstruction |
| 2 | Swedish | hindra | to prevent, restrain, hinder, impede, constrain |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hindra | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | hindra | hinder, stay, delay |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hindrōną | to put back |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | k(')enta | down, below, with, far, along, against |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱen- | to set oneself in motion, arise |