Where does “binden” come from?

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

binden (Middle Low German): to bind

Definitions

  1. to bind

Ancestry of “binden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbindanto bind, to join
2Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
3Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bindaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bindan →
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