Where does “benden” come from?

benden (Middle English) comes from Old English bendan, from Proto-West Germanic bandijan, from Proto-Germanic bandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

Ancestry of “benden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbendanto bind; to bend a bow
2Proto-West Germanicbandijanto bind
3Proto-GermanicbandijanąTo bind, fetter, restrain; stretch; To bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “benden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bandijan →