Where does “Bundesminister” come from?
Bundesminister (German) comes from German Bund, 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.
Bundesminister (German): federal minister
Ancestry of “Bundesminister”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Bund | alliance; covenant; a fret |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Bundesminister”