Where does “bindestrek” come from?
bindestrek (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål binde, from Old Norse binda, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.
bindestrek (Norwegian Bokmål): a hyphen
Ancestry of “bindestrek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | binde | to tie; bind; to unite; to combine |
| 2 | Old Norse | binda | to bind, tie |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bindaną | to bind, to tie |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |