Where does “unbending” come from?
Unbending derives from English bend, which comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-, a root meaning to bind or constrain.
unbending (English): inflexible and not yielding; very reserved, aloof...
Definitions
- inflexible and not yielding; very reserved, aloof...
Ancestry of “unbending”, step by step
unbending traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bending
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bending | present participle of bend; A motion or action... |
| 2 | English | bend | To cause to change its shape into a curve, by... |
| 3 | Middle English | benden | — |
| 4 | Old English | bendan | to bind; to bend a bow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bandijan | to bind |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bandijaną | To bind, fetter, restrain; stretch; To bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |