Where does “bendan” come from?

bendan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic bandijan, from Proto-Germanic bandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bendan (Old English): to bind; to bend a bow

Definitions

  1. to bind; to bend a bow

Ancestry of “bendan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbandijanto bind
2Proto-GermanicbandijanąTo bind, fetter, restrain; stretch; To bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bendan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bandijan →