Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/banōn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *banōną, equivalent to *banō (“murderer, killer, death”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*banōn

  1. to hit
  2. to kill
Inflection
Class 2 weak
Infinitive *banōn
1st sg. past *banōdā
Infinitive *banōn
Genitive infin. *banōnijas
Dative infin. *banōnijē
Instrum. infin. *banōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *banō *banōdā
2nd singular *banōs *banōdēs, *banōdōs
3rd singular *banōþ *banōdē, *banōdā
1st plural *banōm *banōdum
2nd plural *banōþ *banōdud
3rd plural *banōnþ *banōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *banō *banōdī
2nd singular *banōs *banōdī
3rd singular *banō *banōdī
1st plural *banōm *banōdīm
2nd plural *banōþ *banōdīd
3rd plural *banōn *banōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *banō
Plural *banōþ
Present Past
Participle *banōndī *banōd
Descendants
  • Old English: *banian
  • Old Frisian: bania
  • Old High German: banōn

Etymology 2

From *banu (“a clearing, a path”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*banōn

  1. to make a clearing
  2. to make a path, to clear the way
Inflection
Class 2 weak
Infinitive *banōn
1st sg. past *banōdā
Infinitive *banōn
Genitive infin. *banōnijas
Dative infin. *banōnijē
Instrum. infin. *banōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *banō *banōdā
2nd singular *banōs *banōdēs, *banōdōs
3rd singular *banōþ *banōdē, *banōdā
1st plural *banōm *banōdum
2nd plural *banōþ *banōdud
3rd plural *banōnþ *banōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *banō *banōdī
2nd singular *banōs *banōdī
3rd singular *banō *banōdī
1st plural *banōm *banōdīm
2nd plural *banōþ *banōdīd
3rd plural *banōn *banōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *banō
Plural *banōþ
Present Past
Participle *banōndī *banōd
Descendants
  • Old Saxon: *banōn
  • Old Dutch: *banon
  • Old High German: *banōn
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