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Where does “bine” come from?

Bine comes from Middle English bine, from Old English bīn, from Proto-West Germanic binnan, from Proto-Germanic binnaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-, meaning to bind or wind.

bine (English): A climbing plant which climbs by its shoots...

Definitions

  1. A climbing plant which climbs by its shoots...

Ancestry of “bine”, 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

Words derived from “bine”

  • hopbine
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