Where does “binding” come from?

binding (Danish) comes from Danish binde, from Old Norse binda, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

binding (Danish): binding, fastening the act of binding something

Definitions

  1. binding, fastening the act of binding something

Ancestry of “binding”, step by step

binding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish binde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbindeto tie, bind; to tie down, fetter; pin down, tie...
2Old Norsebindato bind, tie
3Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Danish ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishing—

Words derived from “binding”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bindaną →Every word from Old Norse binda →