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Etymology · Old English

ban

4 English words descend from Old English ban, most common first.

bainReady; willing.
baneA cause of misery or ruin.
bansticklethree-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus).
cuttleboneSynonym of cuttlefish bone (“the calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell of a cuttlefish (order Sepiida), originally used in powdered form as an antacid and for absorbing moisture or polishing objects, and now chiefly as a dietary supplement for cage birds”).