Proto-Germanic

*bannaną

‘to proclaim, command’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *bannaną.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *bannaną, most familiar first.

• ban ← bannen ← bannan ← *bannan
• abandon ← abandounen ← abandoner ← bandon ← bannum
• abandonment ← abandonnement ← abandonner ← abandoner ← doner
• banish ← banishen ← banir
• contrabandista ← contrabando ← contrabando ← bando ← *bannan

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *bannaną