Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/banō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰon-eh₂, from *gʷʰen- (“to strike, kill”).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Likely part of the same series as *banjō and such - is there a source/reference that explicitly spells it out though? Also, is there any literature on the *gʷʰen- theory (as it was treated with skepticism by Kroonen and Orel)?”

Noun

*banō f

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *banō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*banō	*banôz
vocative	*banō	*banôz
accusative	*banǭ	*banōz
genitive	*banōz	*banǫ̂
dative	*banōi	*banōmaz
instrumental	*banō	*banōmiz

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *banu
- Old Frisian: *bane
  - Saterland Frisian: Boan
  - West Frisian: baan
- Old Saxon: *bana
  - Middle Low German: bāne
    - German Low German: Bahn
    - → Danish: bane
    - → Norwegian: bane
    - → Swedish: bana
- Old Dutch: *bana
  - Middle Dutch: bāne
    - Dutch: baan
      - Afrikaans: baan
      - → Indonesian: ban
    - Limburgish: baan
- Old High German: *bana
  - Middle High German: bane, ban
    - Bavarian: Båhn
    - Cimbrian: pån
    - German: Bahn
    - Luxembourgish: Bunn
    - Yiddish: באַן (ban)