Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bindā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Variant of *bindu, from Proto-Germanic *bindō.

Noun

*bindā f

  1. band, bandage, tie

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *bindā
Genitive *bindōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *bindā *bindōn
Accusative *bindōn *bindōn
Genitive *bindōn *bindōnō
Dative *bindōn *bindōm, *bindum
Instrumental *bindōn *bindōm, *bindum

Descendants

  • Old English: binde
    • Middle English: bynde, binde, bynd
      • English: bind
      • Middle Scots: bind, bynd
  • Old Frisian: binde
    • Saterland Frisian: Bíende
  • Old Saxon: *binda
  • Old Dutch: binda
    • Middle Dutch: binde
      • Dutch: bind, biend (dialectal)
  • Old High German: binta (weak form)
  • Old French: bende, bande