Where does “benge” come from?

benge (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German bindan, from Old High German bintan, from Proto-West Germanic bindan, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

benge (Central Franconian): to bind

Definitions

  1. to bind

Ancestry of “benge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbindan—
2Old High Germanbintanto bind
3Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
4Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bindaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bindan →