English
bind
Bind comes from Old English bindan ‘to bind’, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną ‘to bind’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- ‘to tie’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰendʰ-‘to tie’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéndʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bindaną‘to bind’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bindan‘to bind’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bindan‘to bind’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500bynden‘to bind’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1596bind
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰendʰ-‘to tie’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéndʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bindaną‘to bind’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bindan‘to bind’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bindan‘to bind’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500bynden‘to bind’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1596bind
Earliest quotation: c. 1596, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King Iohn: “I am much bounden to your Maieſty.”
Linked words
pairs
- bind and bandana both from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- ‘to bind’
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- ‘to tie’
band, bond, banner, bundle, bonnet, tulip, bund, funicular, 22 more
through Proto-Germanic *bindaną ‘to bind, to tie’
Today it means
verb To tie; to confine by any ligature.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- / bind