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Where does “landningsbana” come from?

landningsbana (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-.

landningsbana (Swedish): a landing strip; a runway

Definitions

  1. a landing strip; a runway

Ancestry of “landningsbana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbanaa path, a race, a track; a track, a railroad; a...
2Middle Low Germanbāne—
3Old Saxonbana—
4Proto-West Germanic*banu—
5Proto-Germanicbanōa battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared...
6Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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