Where does “scalebound” come from?

scalebound (English) comes 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.

scalebound (English): Of an object: for which characteristic elements...

Definitions

  1. Of an object: for which characteristic elements...

Ancestry of “scalebound”, step by step

scalebound traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English scale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscaleA ladder; a series of steps; a means of...
2Middle Englishscaleflake
3Latinscālaladder
4Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bandizEvery word from Old English bend