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Where does “bandijaną” come from?

bandijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bandijaną (Proto-Germanic): To bind, fetter, restrain; stretch; To bend

Definitions

  1. To bind, fetter, restrain; stretch; To bend

Ancestry of “bandijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bandijaną”

  • bent
  • bending
  • bend
  • Bender
  • unbending
  • bender
  • bentgrass
  • bendy
  • bendable
  • bentwood
  • hellbent
  • unbendable
  • bendeth
  • unbendingly
  • downbent
  • bendability
  • backbend
  • genderbending
  • bendest
  • benty
  • bendlet
  • hellbender
  • bendingly
  • overbend
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