English
racebend
From race + bend, after the pattern of genderbend.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s- ‘to flow’
Proto-Germanic *rēsō ‘a course’
Old Norse rás ‘a running’
Middle English race
English race
Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- ‘to bind, tie’
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Proto-Germanic *bandijaną ‘to bend’
Proto-West Germanic *bandijan ‘to bind’
Old English bendan ‘to bind or bend (a bow), fetter, restrain’
Middle English benden
English bend
Today it means
verb To play the role of, or cast someone in the role of, a character of a different race or ethnicity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / racebend