Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “rutschbana” come from?

rutschbana (Swedish) comes from German Rutschbahn, 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-.

rutschbana (Swedish): slide; a toy for children where they climb up and...

Definitions

  1. slide; a toy for children where they climb up and...

Ancestry of “rutschbana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRutschbahnslide
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-—

Words derived from “rutschbana”

  • vattenrutschbana
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