Where does “bending” come from?

Bending derives from English bend, from Middle English benden, from Old English bendan, from Proto-Germanic bandijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-.

bending (English): present participle of bend; A motion or action...

Definitions

  1. present participle of bend; A motion or action...

Ancestry of “bending”, 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 “bending”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →
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