Where does “bendir” come from?

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

bendir (Icelandic): pointer, reference; pointer, cursor

Definitions

  1. pointer, reference; pointer, cursor

Ancestry of “bendir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicbendaTo bend; To tie; join; To strive; contest
2Old Norsebendabend; beckon; band, tie
3Proto-GermanicbandijanąTo bind, fetter, restrain; stretch; To bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandijaną →Every word from Old Norse benda →