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Where does “bandeaux” come from?

bandeaux (English) comes from French bandeaux, from French bandeau, from Old French bandel, from Old French bande, from Frankish binda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bandeaux (English): plural of bandeau; A bandeau, a single band for...

Definitions

  1. plural of bandeau; A bandeau, a single band for...

Ancestry of “bandeaux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbandeauxplural of bandeau
2Frenchbandeauheadband, bandeau; bandage; blindfold
3Old Frenchbandel—
4Old Frenchbandeband
5Frankishbindajoin, link
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →