Where does “binden” come from?

binden (German) comes 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.

binden (German): to tie up; to fasten; to bind together; to knot;...

Definitions

  1. to tie up; to fasten; to bind together; to knot;...

Ancestry of “binden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbindento bind
2Old High Germanbintanto bind
3Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
4Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “binden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bindaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bindan →
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