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
Ancestry of “Bindungsenergie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |