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
- A league or confederacy; especially the...
Ancestry of “bund”, step by step
bund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bund | alliance; covenant; a fret |
| 2 | German | binden | to tie up; to fasten; to bind together; to knot;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | binden | to bind |
| 4 | Old High German | bintan | to bind |
| 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 |