Where does “Binder” come from?

Binder (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.

Binder (German): girder, tie; binder

Definitions

  1. girder, tie; binder

Ancestry of “Binder”, step by step

Binder 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 ēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanēr—
2Middle High Germanerhe
3Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
4Proto-West Germaniciʀhe, it
5Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
6Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

Words derived from “Binder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →
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