Where does “bin” come from?

bin (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian binda, from Proto-West Germanic bindan, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bin (North Frisian): to bind

Definitions

  1. to bind

Ancestry of “bin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbindato bind
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 →