Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “bant” come from?

bant (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic bandą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

Ancestry of “bant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbandąbond
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →