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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tō banini werþaną

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

Verb

*tō banini werþaną

  1. (transitive, with dative) to become (one’s) slayer; to murder

Usage notes
  • 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
  • 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
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