Where does “bookbinding” come from?
Bookbinding derives from English book and English bind, with bind tracing through Middle English -ing and Old English -ing to Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-, meaning to tie or fasten together.
bookbinding (English): The art, craft or process of binding books
Definitions
- The art, craft or process of binding books
Ancestry of “bookbinding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | binding | Imposing stipulations or requirements that must... |
| 2 | Middle English | byndynge | — |
| 3 | Middle English | binden | To secure or strengthen by various means; To take... |
| 4 | Old English | bindan | to bind, constrain; to fasten or join |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bindan | to bind, to tie |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bindaną | to bind, to tie |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |