Where does “Bindfaden” come from?

Bindfaden (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.

Bindfaden (German): thread, cord

Definitions

  1. thread, cord

Ancestry of “Bindfaden”, step by step

Bindfaden 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 faden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfadenyarn, thread
2Middle High Germanvademthread
3Old High Germanfadum—
4Proto-Germanic*faþm—
5Proto-Germanicfaþmazoutstretched arms; embrace; fathom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bindaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bindan →
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