Where does “Bindeglied” come from?

Bindeglied (German) comes from German binden, from Middle High German binden, from Old High German bintan, from Proto-West Germanic bindan, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

Bindeglied (German): connecting part, joiner, copula, link

Definitions

  1. connecting part, joiner, copula, link

Ancestry of “Bindeglied”, step by step

Bindeglied traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German binden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbindento tie up; to fasten; to bind together; to knot;...
2Middle High Germanbindento bind
3Old High Germanbintanto bind
4Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
5Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via German Glied

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGliedmember; limb, joint; term
2Middle High Germanglit—
3Old High Germangilid—
4Old High Germanlidmember
5Proto-Germanicliþuza bend, joint; a body part, limb, member
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bindaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bindan →