*banjō
Runic: ᛒᚨᚾᛃᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑn.jɔː/noun · feminine · ō-stem
Meanings
wound
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰón-yeh₂ ~ *gʷʰn̥-yéh₂ from root *gʷʰen- / *gʷʰon- (‘to strike, slay, kill’). Compare Old Armenian գան (gan, ‘beating’), Ancient Greek φόνος (phónos) (phónos, ‘murder’). Related to *banô (‘murderer, killer, bane, death’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | banjō | banjôz |
| Acc. | banjǭ | banjōz |
| Gen. | banjōz | banjǫ̂ |
| Dat. | banjōi | banjōmaz |
| Inst. | banjō | banjōmiz |
| Voc. | banjō | banjôz |
Descendants
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*bannju (Proto-West Germanic)
- benn (Old English)
- beni (Old Saxon)
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ben (Old Norse)
- ben (Faroese)
- ben (Icelandic)
- ben (Norwegian)
- bæn (Old Swedish)
- 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌾𐌰 (banja) (Gothic)