Where does “binden” come from?

binden (Middle English) comes from Old English bindan, from Proto-West Germanic bindan, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

binden (Middle English): To secure or strengthen by various means; To take...

Definitions

  1. To secure or strengthen by various means; To take...

Ancestry of “binden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbindanto bind, constrain; to fasten or join
2Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
3Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “binden”

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