Where does “dichtbinden” come from?

dichtbinden (Dutch) comes from Dutch dicht, from Middle Dutch dicht, from Old Dutch thīht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

dichtbinden (Dutch): to tie up, to close by tying shut

Definitions

  1. to tie up, to close by tying shut

Ancestry of “dichtbinden”, step by step

dichtbinden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdichtthick, tight, dense; close; closed, shut
2Middle Dutchdicht—
3Old Dutchthīht—
4Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
5Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Dutch binden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbindento tie; to wrap; to bind
2Middle Dutchbindento bind, to tie; to tie up; to bind
3Old Dutchbindanto bind, to join
4Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
5Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
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