Where does “bindan” come from?

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

bindan (Old English): to bind, constrain; to fasten or join

Definitions

  1. to bind, constrain; to fasten or join

Ancestry of “bindan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bindan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bindaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bindan →