Where does “spierbundel” come from?

spierbundel (Dutch) comes from Dutch bundel, from Middle Dutch bondel, from Proto-Germanic bundil-, from Proto-Germanic bundą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

spierbundel (Dutch): a bundle of skeletal muscle fibers; a muscle fascicle

Definitions

  1. a bundle of skeletal muscle fibers; a muscle fascicle

Ancestry of “spierbundel”, step by step

spierbundel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bundel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbundelbundle; edition of collected literary works,...
2Middle Dutchbondel—
3Proto-Germanicbundil-—
4Proto-Germanicbundąbundle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Dutch spier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspiermuscle; blade; blade of grass
2Middle Dutchspierpointed object; blade of grass; long pole; muscle
3Old Dutchspīr—
4Proto-Germanicspīraz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →
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