Where does “band” come from?

band (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

band (Old Norse): the act of binding or settling; band, cord;...

Definitions

  1. the act of binding or settling; band, cord;...

Ancestry of “band”, step by step

band traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bindaną

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

via Proto-Germanic bandą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbandąbond

Words derived from “band”

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