Where does “banda” come from?
banda (Galician) comes from Old French bande, from Frankish binda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
banda (Galician): band, strip; bank; bend
Definitions
- band, strip; bank; bend
Ancestry of “banda”, step by step
banda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French bande
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | bande | band |
| 2 | Frankish | binda | join, link |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |
via Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐍉
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gothic | 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐍉 | sign, token |