Where does “bend” come from?

bend (Portuguese) comes from English bend, from Middle English benden, from Old English bendan, from Proto-West Germanic bandijan, from Proto-Germanic bandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bend (Portuguese): bend change in pitch produced by bending a string

Definitions

  1. bend change in pitch produced by bending a string

Ancestry of “bend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbendTo cause to change its shape into a curve, by...
2Middle Englishbenden—
3Old Englishbendanto bind; to bend a bow
4Proto-West Germanicbandijanto bind
5Proto-GermanicbandijanąTo bind, fetter, restrain; stretch; To bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bandijan →