Where does “Mehrfachbindung” come from?

Mehrfachbindung (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.

Mehrfachbindung (German): multiple bond

Definitions

  1. multiple bond

Ancestry of “Mehrfachbindung”, step by step

Mehrfachbindung 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 mehrfach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmehrfachseveral, multiple
2German-fach-fold
3Middle High Germanvach-fold
4Old High Germanfahwall
5Proto-Germanic*fak
6Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bindanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic bindan