Where does “bandstring” come from?

bandstring (English) comes from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá, from German a.

bandstring (English): Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and...

Definitions

  1. Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and...

Ancestry of “bandstring”, step by step

bandstring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English band

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
2Germanbandpast of binden
3Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
4Frenchthere; here, present
5Italianthere
6Spanishlafeminine singular definite article; the
7Portuguesethere; 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
15Etruscan𐌀and, also
16Ancient Greekᾱ̔

via English string

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstringA long, thin and flexible structure made from...
2Middle Englishstring
3Old Englishstrengstring
4Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾱ̔
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