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