Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bangōną

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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]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • *bungōną, *bankōną, *bunkōną

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰen- (to hit, strike, injure) or *bʰe(n)g- (to smash, break)[1]; ultimately onomatopoeic.

Verb[edit]

banganą, bangōną

  1. to bang; pound; beat

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*banʒōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 35