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Where does “entbinden” come from?

entbinden (German) comes from Middle High German entbinden, from Old High German intbintan, from Proto-Germanic andabindaną, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

entbinden (German): to see a woman through childbirth; to deliver; to...

Definitions

  1. to see a woman through childbirth; to deliver; to...

Ancestry of “entbinden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanentbinden—
2Old High Germanintbintan—
3Proto-Germanicandabindanąto unbind, loosen, set free
4Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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