Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bannaną
Appearance
Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Pre-Germanic *bʰh₂-nw-, a zero grade nu-present form of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”), similar in form to Vedic Sanskrit भनति (bhánati, “idem”).[1] The cluster -nw- seems to have caused gemination; see *kinnuz, *þunnuz for the same development.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*bannaną
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *bannaną (strong class 7c)
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *bannan
- Old Norse: banna