Where does “bindi” come from?

bindi (Esperanto) comes from English bind, from Middle English binden, from Old English bindan, from Proto-West Germanic bindan, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bindi (Esperanto): to bind

Definitions

  1. to bind

Ancestry of “bindi”, step by step

bindi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English bind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbindTo tie; to confine by any ligature; To cohere or...
2Middle EnglishbindenTo secure or strengthen by various means; To take...
3Old Englishbindanto bind, constrain; to fasten or join
4Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
5Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Dutch binden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbindento tie; to wrap; to bind
2Middle Dutchbindento bind, to tie; to tie up; to bind
3Old Dutchbindanto bind, to join

via German binden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbindento tie up; to fasten; to bind together; to knot;...
2Middle High Germanbindento bind
3Old High Germanbintanto bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-