Where does “anbändeln” come from?
anbändeln (German) comes from German Bandl, from Bavarian Bånd, from Bavarian bindn, 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.
anbändeln (German): flirt
Definitions
- flirt
Ancestry of “anbändeln”, step by step
anbändeln traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bandl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bandl | — |
| 2 | Bavarian | Bånd | tape, ribbon |
| 3 | Bavarian | bindn | to bind, to tie, to fasten something by means of a string etc |
| 4 | Middle High German | binden | to bind |
| 5 | Old High German | bintan | to bind |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bindan | to bind, to tie |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bindaną | to bind, to tie |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |