Where does “Bindungsangst” come from?
Bindungsangst (German) comes from German Bindung, 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.
Bindungsangst (German): fear of interpersonal commitment, especially (but not necessarily) romantic, marital
Definitions
- fear of interpersonal commitment, especially (but not necessarily) romantic, marital
Ancestry of “Bindungsangst”, step by step
Bindungsangst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bindung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bindung | commitment, obligation; bond, attachment |
| 2 | German | binden | to tie up; to fasten; to bind together; to knot;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | binden | to bind |
| 4 | Old High German | bintan | to bind |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bindan | to bind, to tie |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bindaną | to bind, to tie |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |
via German Angst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Angst | fear; fright; anxiety |
| 2 | Middle High German | angest | — |
| 3 | Old High German | angust | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | angustiz | narrowness, tightness; fear, anxiety |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anguz | narrow, tight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |