Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tō banini werþaną
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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
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (transitive, with dative) to become (one’s) slayer; to murder
Usage notes
[edit]- The adverbial *tō banini could occur separated from the verb, for instance like ik warþ immai tō banini ― I became his slayer; I killed him.
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: to bonan weorþan
- Old Saxon: te banon werðan
- Old Dutch: *te banin werthan
- Middle Dutch: te banen werden
- Old High German: zi banin werdan
- Old Norse: at bana verða
- Icelandic: verða að bana