English
danglebahn
Danglebahn comes from German Bahn ‘train’, from Proto-Germanic *banō ‘battlefield’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- ‘to strike, kill’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷʰen-1‘to strike, kill’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷʰon-eh₂1reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*banō2‘battlefield’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*banu2reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050*bana2reconstructed
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350ban2
- Germanc. 1650–presentBahn3‘train’
- Englishtodaydanglebahn3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Germanic *banō
- 2 Wiktionary, German Bahn
- 3 Wiktionary, English danglebahn
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷʰen-Wiktionary, Proto-Germanic *banō‘to strike, kill’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷʰon-eh₂Wiktionary, Proto-Germanic *banōreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*banōWiktionary, German Bahn‘battlefield’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*banuWiktionary, German Bahnreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050*banaWiktionary, German Bahnreconstructed
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350banWiktionary, German Bahn
- Germanc. 1650–presentBahnWiktionary, English danglebahn‘train’
- EnglishtodaydanglebahnWiktionary, English danglebahn
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- ‘to strike, kill’
defend, offensive, offense, fence, offend, fend, bane, infest, 4 more
Today it means
noun A suspended monorail, cable car or public transport system.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “danglebahn”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Germanic *banō, German Bahn. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- / danglebahn