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Where does “bindeth” come from?

bindeth (English) comes from English bind, from Middle English binden, from Old English bindan, from Proto-West Germanic bindan, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bindeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “bindeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbindTo tie; to confine by any ligature; To cohere or...
2Middle EnglishbindenTo secure or strengthen by various means; To take...
3Old Englishbindanto bind, constrain; to fasten or join
4Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
5Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
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