Where does “band” come from?

band (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse band, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

band (Icelandic): string; yarn; ties, connection, relations

Definitions

  1. string; yarn; ties, connection, relations

Ancestry of “band”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebandthe act of binding or settling; band, cord;...
2Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “band”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bindaną →Every word from Old Norse band →
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