Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “bande” come from?

bande (Old French) comes from Frankish binda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bande (Old French): band

Definitions

  1. band

Ancestry of “bande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbindajoin, link
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bande”

  • bandeau
  • bendel
  • bandeaux
  • bandeau
  • bandeaux
  • bendel
  • banda
  • banna
  • cúirtbhanna
  • banna-pháipéar
  • fo-bhanna
  • băng-đô
  • bandel
  • bendel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →