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

Definitions

  1. a hyphen

Ancestry of “bindestrek”, step by step

bindestrek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål binde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbindeto tie; bind; to unite; to combine
2Old Norsebindato bind, tie
3Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Norwegian Bokmål strek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstrek<br>; a line; a mischief
2Old Norsestrik—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bindaną →Every word from Old Norse binda →
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