Where does “inbound” come from?
Inbound comes from English in and English bound, where bound derives from French bondir meaning to leap, from Latin bombus meaning humming sound, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-.
inbound (English): Coming in, heading inwards; To pass a ball...
Definitions
- Coming in, heading inwards; To pass a ball...
Ancestry of “inbound”, step by step
inbound traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bound
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bound | simple past tense and past participle of bind;... |
| 2 | Middle English | bound | Alternative form of band |
| 3 | Middle English | band | That which obstructs one's free will and free... |
| 4 | Old English | bend | bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bandiz | band |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |