Where does “gideonsbende” come from?

gideonsbende (Dutch) comes from Dutch bende, from Middle Dutch bende, from Old French bende, from Frankish binda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

gideonsbende (Dutch): small militant band pretending to represent a...

Definitions

  1. small militant band pretending to represent a...

Ancestry of “gideonsbende”, step by step

gideonsbende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbendegang, squad; mess as in: a disagreeable mixture...
2Middle Dutchbende—
3Old Frenchbende—
4Frankishbindajoin, link
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Dutch Gideon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchGideonGideon biblical character
2HebrewגִּדְעוֹןGideon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Frankish binda →Every word from Old French bende →