| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | bhendh- |
| DEFINITION: | To bind.
Derivatives include bind, bandanna, and bundle.
1a. bind; woodbine, from Old English bindan, to bind; b. bindlestiff, from Old High German binten, to bind. Both a and b from Germanic *bindan. 2. bandanna, from Sanskrit bandhati, he ties. 3. O-grade form *bhondh-. a. bend2; ribbon, from Old English bend, band, and Old French bende, band; b. bend1, from Old English bendan, to bend; c. band1, bond, from Old Norse band, band, fetter; d. gum band, from Old High German band, band; e. band1, from Old French bande, bond, tie, link. a–e all from Germanic *band-. 4. Suffixed form *bhond-o-. bund1; cummerbund, from Old Iranian banda-, bond, fetter. 5. Zero-grade form *bh dh-. a. bund2, from Middle High German bunt, league; b. bundle, from Middle Dutch bondel, sheaf of papers, bundle. Both a and b from Germanic *bund-. (Pokorny bhendh- 127.) |
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