Where does “band eang” come from?

band eang (Welsh) comes from Welsh 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.

band eang (Welsh): broadband

Definitions

  1. broadband

Ancestry of “band eang”, step by step

band eang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh band

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbandband
2EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
3Germanbandpast of binden
4Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
5Frenchlàthere; here, present
6Italianlàthere
7Spanishlafeminine singular definite article; the
8Portugueseláthere; 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 Welsh eang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsheangwide, broad, extensive
2Middle Welshehang—
3Proto-Brythonicehang—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic moldus →