English word band comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-, and later Proto-Germanic *bandiz (Band.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *bʰendʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | bind, to bind, to tie, bind , to tie |
| *bandiz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Band. |
| bend | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| *bend | Frankish (frk) | |
| banda | Old Provençal (to 1500) (pro) | |
| *benda | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| bende | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| band | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| band | English (en) | (transitive) To fasten with a band.. (transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird). (architecture) A strip of decoration.. (especially, American English) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.. (in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic [...] |