Where does “bindle stiff” come from?

bindle stiff (English) comes from English bindle, from English bundle, from Middle English bundel, from Middle Dutch bondel, from Proto-Germanic bundil-, from Proto-Germanic bundą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bindle stiff (English): A hobo, misfit, criminal, wanderer, or drifting...

Definitions

  1. A hobo, misfit, criminal, wanderer, or drifting...

Ancestry of “bindle stiff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbindleAny given length of cord, rope, twine, etc, used...
2EnglishbundleA group of objects held together by wrapping or...
3Middle Englishbundel—
4Middle Dutchbondel—
5Proto-Germanicbundil-—
6Proto-Germanicbundąbundle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bundą →Every word from Proto-Germanic bundil- →