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Where does “háband” come from?

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

háband (Icelandic): a string tied tightly above the hock of one of...

Definitions

  1. a string tied tightly above the hock of one of...

Ancestry of “háband”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbandstring; yarn; ties, connection, relations
2Old Norsebandthe act of binding or settling; band, cord;...
3Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
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