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Where does “bandstand” come from?

Bandstand combines English band with English stand, which derives from Old English standan and Old Norse band, both tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots for bending and standing.

bandstand (English): A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands...

Definitions

  1. A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands...

Ancestry of “bandstand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
2Germanbandpast of binden
3Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
4Frenchlàthere; here, present
5Italianlàthere
6Spanishlathe; accusative of ella, ello , and usted ; her,...
7Portugueseláthere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
8GermanaAlternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;...
9Germana-MollA-minor
10Hungarianathe; this; that
11Frenchàto; on the, to; at
12Middle Frenchato; towards; third-person singular present...
13Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
14LatinA—
15Etruscan𐌀—
16Ancient Greekᾱ̔—
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