Where does “bendable” come from?

bendable (English) comes from English bend, from Middle English benden, from Old English bendan, from Proto-West Germanic bandijan, from Proto-Germanic bandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bendable (English): Able to be bent or flexed or twisted without...

Definitions

  1. Able to be bent or flexed or twisted without...

Ancestry of “bendable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbendTo cause to change its shape into a curve, by...
2Middle Englishbenden—
3Old Englishbendanto bind; to bend a bow
4Proto-West Germanicbandijanto bind
5Proto-GermanicbandijanąTo bind, fetter, restrain; stretch; To bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bendable”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →