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Where does “bindan” come from?

bindan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bindan (Proto-West Germanic): to bind, to tie

Definitions

  1. to bind, to tie

Ancestry of “bindan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bindan”

  • binding
  • bind
  • bandage
  • binder
  • Bundestag
  • bine
  • bandy
  • Bundesrat
  • nonbinding
  • bund
  • bookbinding
  • spellbinding
  • banda
  • bindweed
  • bindery
  • footbinding
  • bindeth
  • rebind
  • bindable
  • bindingness
  • spellbinder
  • bundt
  • bindin
  • Graubünden
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