Where does “bænda” come from?

bænda (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic bandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bænda (Old Swedish): to bend, to flex

Definitions

  1. to bend, to flex

Ancestry of “bænda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebendabend; beckon; band, tie
2Proto-GermanicbandijanąTo bind, fetter, restrain; stretch; To bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bænda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandijaną →Every word from Old Norse benda →