Where does “gebunden” come from?

gebunden (German) comes 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.

gebunden (German): bound, constrained to something; committed;...

Definitions

  1. bound, constrained to something; committed;...

Ancestry of “gebunden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbindento tie up; to fasten; to bind together; to knot;...
2Middle High Germanbindento bind
3Old High Germanbintanto bind
4Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
5Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “gebunden”

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