Where does “bunden” come from?

bunden (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Bokmål binde, from Old Norse binda, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bunden (Norwegian Nynorsk): obligatory; imposed by authority; definite;...

Definitions

  1. obligatory; imposed by authority; definite;...

Ancestry of “bunden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbindeto tie; bind; to unite; to combine
2Old Norsebindato bind, 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 Old Norse binda →