Where does “bandy” come from?
Bandy comes from French bande, from Frankish binda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-, meaning to bind or bend.
bandy (English): To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange; To...
Definitions
- To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange; To...
Ancestry of “bandy”, step by step
bandy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French bander
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bander | to bandage; to flex, tighten the muscles, strain,... |
| 2 | French | bande | band, strip; stripe; strip |
| 3 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 4 | Italian | là | there |
| 5 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 6 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 7 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 8 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 9 | Hungarian | a | the; this; that |
| 10 | French | à | to; on the, to; at |
| 11 | Middle French | a | to; towards; third-person singular present... |
| 12 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 13 | Latin | A | — |
| 14 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 16 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
via Telugu బండి
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | బండి | cart, carriage, coach; vehicle; A car |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀪𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀻 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भाण्ड | good |
via Scots bandy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | bandy | Bowlegged, or bending outward at the knees; as in... |