Where does “bindindismaður” come from?

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

bindindismaður (Icelandic): person who completely abstains from drinking alcohol, a teetotaler

Definitions

  1. person who completely abstains from drinking alcohol, a teetotaler

Ancestry of “bindindismaður”, step by step

bindindismaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bindindi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbindindiabstinence, abstaining from doing something, usually in particular abstaining from drinking alcohol
2Icelandicbindato tie, to bind
3Old Norsebindato bind, tie
4Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Icelandic maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bindaną →Every word from Old Norse binda →