Where does “travbana” come from?
travbana (Swedish) comes from Swedish trav, from English Travis, from English traverse, from Middle English traversen, from Old French traverser, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus — smoke; mist, haze.
travbana (Swedish): racetrack
Definitions
- racetrack
Ancestry of “travbana”, step by step
travbana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish trav
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trav | trot, trotting (four-legged animal gait, especially of horses) |
| 2 | English | Travis | A placename |
| 3 | English | traverse | A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock... |
| 4 | Middle English | traversen | — |
| 5 | Old French | traverser | to traverse; to cross; to go across |
| 6 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 7 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 8 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
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- | — |