Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bandijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑn.di.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*bandijaną[1][2]

  1. (transitive) To bind, fetter, restrain; stretch
  2. (transitive) To bend

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*bandjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 51
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*bandjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 35