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Where does “bund” come from?

Bund comes from English band, which derives from German binden, Middle High German binden, Old High German bintan, Proto-Germanic bindaną, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-, meaning to bind or tie.

bund (English): A league or confederacy; especially the...

Definitions

  1. A league or confederacy; especially the...

Ancestry of “bund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBundalliance; covenant; a fret
2Germanbindento tie up; to fasten; to bind together; to knot;...
3Middle High Germanbindento bind
4Old High Germanbintanto bind
5Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
6Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bund”

  • bundh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →