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Where does “bend” come from?

bend (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic bandiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bend (Old English): bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament,...

Definitions

  1. bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament,...

Ancestry of “bend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbandizband
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bend”

  • bound
  • band
  • bond
  • bonds
  • boundary
  • bounds
  • bandwidth
  • bondage
  • boundless
  • broadband
  • bounding
  • inbound
  • outbound
  • waistband
  • spellbound
  • transboundary
  • bandwagon
  • bandgap
  • bounden
  • baseband
  • wideband
  • narrowband
  • bandleader
  • earthbound
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