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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bangōną

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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

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Alternative forms

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  • *bungōną, *bankōną, *bunkōną

Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰen- (to hit, strike, injure) or *bʰe(n)g- (to smash, break)[1]; ultimately onomatopoeic.

Verb

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*banganą, *bangōną

  1. to bang; pound; beat

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*banʒōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 35