Where does “benda” come from?

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

benda (Icelandic): To bend; To tie; join; To strive; contest

Definitions

  1. To bend; To tie; join; To strive; contest

Ancestry of “benda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebendabend; beckon; band, tie
2Proto-GermanicbandijanąTo bind, fetter, restrain; stretch; To bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “benda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandijaną →Every word from Old Norse benda →