Where does “Bindungsenergie” come from?

Bindungsenergie (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.

Bindungsenergie (German): binding energy

Definitions

  1. binding energy

Ancestry of “Bindungsenergie”, step by step

Bindungsenergie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bindung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBindungcommitment, obligation; bond, attachment
2Germanbindento tie up; to fasten; to bind together; to knot;...
3Middle High Germanbindento bind
4Old High Germanbintanto bind
5Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
6Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via German Energie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEnergieenergy
2Ancient Greekἐνέργειᾰactivity, operation, vigour, efficiency

Words derived from “Bindungsenergie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bindanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic bindan