Where does “bound” come from?

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

bound (Middle English): Alternative form of band

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of band

Ancestry of “bound”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbandThat which obstructs one's free will and free...
2Old Englishbendbond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament,...
3Proto-Germanicbandizband
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bound”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →