Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bannaną
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Pre-Germanic *bʰh₂-nw-, a zero grade nu-present form of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”), similar in form to Vedic Sanskrit भनति (bhánati).[1] The cluster -nw- seems to have caused gemination; see *kinnuz, *þunnuz for the same development.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
*bannaną
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of *bannaną (strong class 7c)
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *bannan
- Old Norse: banna