Where does “Fassbinder” come from?

Fassbinder (German) comes from German Binder, 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.

Fassbinder (German): cooper

Definitions

  1. cooper

Ancestry of “Fassbinder”, step by step

Fassbinder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Binder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBindergirder, tie; binder
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 fass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfasscatch, snatch
2Middle High Germanvaz
3Old High Germanfazgarment; container; vessel
4Proto-West Germanicfatvessel, container
5Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bindanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic bindan