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Where does “binden” come from?

binden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch binden, from Old Dutch bindan, from Proto-West Germanic bindan, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

binden (Dutch): to tie; to wrap; to bind

Definitions

  1. to tie; to wrap; to bind

Ancestry of “binden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbindento bind, to tie; to tie up; to bind
2Old Dutchbindanto bind, to join
3Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
4Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “binden”

  • bindweefsel
  • dichtbinden
  • breedbandverbinding
  • verbinden
  • verbinding
  • inbelverbinding
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