English
binder
Binder comes from Middle English byndere ‘a bookbinder’, from binden ‘to bind, fasten’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰendʰ-‘to tie, bind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéndʰ-e-tireconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bindaną‘to bind, to tie’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bindan‘to bind, to tie’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bindan‘to bind, constrain’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500binden‘to bind, fasten’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500byndere‘a bookbinder’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004binder
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰendʰ-‘to tie, bind’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéndʰ-e-tireconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bindaną‘to bind, to tie’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bindan‘to bind, to tie’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bindan‘to bind, constrain’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500binden‘to bind, fasten’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500byndere‘a bookbinder’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004binder
Earliest quotation: 2004, Paul Vick, The Visual Basic .NET Programming Language: “The runtime binder considers inheritance and name hiding, and…”
Formed from bind + -er
Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- ‘to tie’
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Proto-Germanic *bindaną ‘to bind’
Proto-West Germanic *bindan ‘to bind’
Old English bindan ‘to bind’
Middle English bynden ‘to bind’
English bind
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- ‘to tie, bind’
band, bond, banner, bundle, bonnet, tulip, bund, funicular, 21 more
through Proto-Germanic *bindaną ‘to bind, to tie’
through Middle English binden ‘to bind, fasten’
Today it means
noun Someone who binds.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- / binder