English
banner
Banner comes from Old French baniere, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz ‘band’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- ‘to bind’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰendʰ-‘to bind’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bandiz‘band’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400baniere
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500baner
- Englishearliest quotation 1853banner
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰendʰ-‘to bind’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bandiz‘band’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400baniere
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500baner
- Englishearliest quotation 1853banner
Earliest quotation: 1853, New-Hampshire Missionary Society, Volumes 50-57”: “The year just closed has been the banner year…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- ‘to bind’
bond, bend, bundle, bind, tulip, bonnet, bund, disband, bandana, funicular, bandh, 19 more
through Proto-Germanic *bandiz ‘band’
Today it means
noun A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- / banner