Where does “Chindsgibändel” come from?

Chindsgibändel (Alemannic German) comes from German Bändel, from Middle High German bendel, from Old High German bentil.

Chindsgibändel (Alemannic German): reflective strip handed out by kindergardens and schools in Switzerland to be worn by children for road safety

Definitions

  1. reflective strip handed out by kindergardens and schools in Switzerland to be worn by children for road safety

Ancestry of “Chindsgibändel”, step by step

Chindsgibändel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bändel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBändelribbon
2Middle High Germanbendel—
3Old High Germanbentil—

via Alemannic German Chindsgi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic GermanChindsgikindergarten
Every word from Old High German bentil →Every word from Middle High German bendel →Every word from German Bändel →