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Where does “goalbound” come from?

goalbound (English) comes from English -bound, from English bound, from Middle English bound, from Middle English band, from Old English bend, from Proto-Germanic bandiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

goalbound (English): Likely to enter the goal, but for the...

Definitions

  1. Likely to enter the goal, but for the...

Ancestry of “goalbound”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-bound—
2Englishboundsimple past tense and past participle of bind;...
3Middle EnglishboundAlternative form of band
4Middle EnglishbandThat which obstructs one's free will and free...
5Old Englishbendbond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament,...
6Proto-Germanicbandizband
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →