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Where does “bind” come from?

bind (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *bandis.

bind (Old Irish): melodious, harmonious; sweet, pleasing

Definitions

  1. melodious, harmonious; sweet, pleasing

Ancestry of “bind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*bandis—

Words derived from “bind”

  • Bebhionn
  • binn
  • biorbheannach
  • binne
  • Bébinn
  • binn
  • co-vingys
  • co-vingyssagh
  • neuving
  • neuvingys
  • bing
  • fo-ving
  • co-ving
Every word from Proto-Celtic *bandis →