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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

Definitions

  1. federal minister

Ancestry of “Bundesminister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBundalliance; covenant; a fret
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

Words derived from “Bundesminister”

  • Bundesministerin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →