Where does “band” come from?

band (Middle English) comes from Old English bend, from Proto-Germanic bandiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

band (Middle English): That which obstructs one's free will and free...

Definitions

  1. That which obstructs one's free will and free...

Ancestry of “band”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbendbond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament,...
2Proto-Germanicbandizband
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “band”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandiz →Every word from Old English bend →