Where does “Graubünden” come from?
Graubünden (English) comes from German Graubünden, from German Bund, from German binden, from Middle High German binden, from Old High German bintan, from Proto-West Germanic bindan, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
Ancestry of “Graubünden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Graubünden | grey league |
| 2 | German | Bund | alliance; covenant; a fret |
| 3 | German | binden | to tie up; to fasten; to bind together; to knot;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | binden | to bind |
| 5 | Old High German | bintan | to bind |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bindan | to bind, to tie |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bindaną | to bind, to tie |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |