Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bandijaną
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Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From *bindaną + *-janą[1]. The sense to "bend, inflect" (Old Norse and Old English only) is probably derived from the act of bending a bow in order to bind it.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (transitive) To bind, fetter, restrain; stretch
- (transitive) To bend
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *bandijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *bandijan
- Old Norse: benda