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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *bindaną + *-janą[1]. The sense to "bend, inflect" (Old Norse and Old English only) is probably derived from the act of bending a bow in order to bind it.
Pronunciation
Verb
*bandijaną[1][2]
- (transitive) To bind, fetter, restrain; stretch
- (transitive) To bend
Inflection
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*bandjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 51
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*bandjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 35