Where does “bound form” come from?

bound form (English) comes from English form, from Middle English forme, from Old English forma, from Old English fore, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

bound form (English): a unit of language that can only be used as part...

Definitions

  1. a unit of language that can only be used as part...

Ancestry of “bound form”, step by step

bound form traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English form

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishformTo do with shape; To do with structure or...
2Middle Englishformefirst; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,...
3Old Englishformafirst
4Old Englishforebefore; forepart, front
5Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English bound

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishboundsimple past tense and past participle of bind;...
2Middle EnglishboundAlternative form of band
3Middle EnglishbandThat which obstructs one's free will and free...
4Old Englishbendbond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament,...
5Proto-Germanicbandizband
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-
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