Where does “antbindan” come from?

antbindan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic andabindaną, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

antbindan (Old Dutch): to untie, to loosen

Definitions

  1. to untie, to loosen

Ancestry of “antbindan”, step by step

antbindan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic andabindaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicandabindanąto unbind, loosen, set free
2Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old Dutch bindan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbindanto bind, to join
2Proto-West Germanicbindanto bind, to tie
3Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “antbindan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →