bhendh-

To bind.

Derivatives include bind, bandanna, and bundle.

1.

a. bind; woodbine, from Old English bindan, to bind;

b. bindlestiff, from Old High German binten, to bind. Both a and b from Germanic *bindan.

2. bandanna, from Sanskrit bandhati, he ties.

3. O-grade form *bhondh-.

a. bend²; ribbon, from Old English bend, band, and Old French bende, band;

b. bend¹, from Old English bendan, to bend;

c. band¹, bond, from Old Norse band, band, fetter;

d. gum band, from Old High German band, band;

e. band¹, from Old French bande, bond, tie, link. a-e all from Germanic *band-.

4. Suffixed form *bhond-o-. bund¹; cummerbund, from Old Iranian banda-, bond, fetter.

5. Zero-grade form *bhn̥dh-.

a. bund², from Middle High German bunt, league;

b. bundle, from Middle Dutch bondel, sheaf of papers, bundle. Both a and b from Germanic *bund-.

 

[Pokorny bhendh- 127.]

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