ban
Pronunciation: /bɑːn/
“ban” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. Cognate with Old Frisian bēn (West Frisian bien), Old Saxon bēn (Low German been, bein), Dutch been (“bone, leg”), Old High German bein (German Bein (“leg”)), Old Norse bein (Icelandic bein (“bone”)).
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