Bahn

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German word Bahn comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-, Proto-Baltic *gin-, and later Proto-Germanic *banô (Murderer.)

*gʷʰen- (Proto-Indo-European)

*gin- (Proto-Baltic)

*banō (Proto-Germanic)

A battlefield. A cleared way; path. A clearing; open space. A track.

*gʷʰonon- (Proto-Indo-European)

*bana (Old High German)

*banô (Proto-Germanic)

Murderer.

bano (Old High German)

Killer, murderer.

ban (Middle High German)

Bahn (German)

(astronomy) orbit. Lane. Rail transport. Route, trail. Train, tram Deutsche Bahn, or its predecessors.

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