Where does “lägga band på” come from?

lägga band på (Swedish) comes from Swedish band, from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá — to soften, to melt.

lägga band på (Swedish): to restrain, to curb, to contain

Definitions

  1. to restrain, to curb, to contain

Ancestry of “lägga band på”, step by step

lägga band på traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish band

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbanda band, a ribbon, a tape; a strip of material; a...
2EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
3Germanbandpast of binden
4Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
5Frenchthere; here, present
6Italianthere
7Spanishlafeminine singular definite article; the
8Portuguesethere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
9GermanaAlternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;...
10Germana-MollA-minor
11Hungarianmollminor
12GermanMollminor
13Medieval Latinmolle
14Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
15Latinmolduis
16Proto-Italicmoldus
17Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
18Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Swedish lägga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishläggalay, put; to place something down in a position...
2Swedish-aSuffix to mark that the corresponding noun is...
3Old Swedish-aCreates denominative verbs from nouns
4Old Norse-aindicates negation; does not; Creates...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Swedish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishon, on top of; touching from above; on, against,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dusEvery word from Proto-Italic moldus