Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bandī

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

Etymology

From *bindaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑn.diː/

Noun

*bandī f

1. fetter, bond

Inflection

ī/jō-stemDeclension of *bandī (ī/jō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bandī	*bandijôz
vocative	*bandī	*bandijôz
accusative	*bandijǭ	*bandijōz
genitive	*bandijōz	*bandijǫ̂
dative	*bandijōi	*bandijōmaz
instrumental	*bandijō	*bandijōmiz

Related terms

• *bandiz
• *bindaną

Derived terms

• Proto-West Germanic: *bandi
  • Old English: bænd, bend
    • Middle English: band, bend
      • Scots: band, bend
      • English: band, bond, bend
  • Old Frisian: bend
  • Old Saxon: bendi
  • Old Dutch: *bendi
    • Middle Dutch: bende (“band, fetter, buoy", also "band, stripe", also "band, troop, group”) (merged with or influenced by Old French bande (“troop”))
      • Dutch: bende, bent (“gang, troop, crew, mob”)
      • → Saterland Frisian: Beende f (“gang, pack”)
      • → West Frisian: binde m or f (“gang, troop”)
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹 (bandi)