Where does “binden” come from?

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

binden (Middle High German): to bind

Definitions

  1. to bind

Ancestry of “binden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbintanto bind
2Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
3Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “binden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bindaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bindan →