ENGLISH ROOT WORD: band "strip", "bind" from Old English bend

【band】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "bend." It carries the basic meaning of "strip," and "bind." from PIE *molko- "skin, bag"

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "band"]

band ****[1025] A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop.
bandage **[4510] A bandage is a long strip of cloth which is wrapped around a wounded part of someone''s body to protect or support it.
bond ***[2099] A bond between people is a strong feeling of friendship, love, or shared beliefs and experiences that unites them.

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[WORD ROOT]root band
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] band, bond, bund
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) bend
[MEANING]root strip, bind

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【French】 bande [from cognate Old Norse band] a strip
• 【Old English】 bend [from Proto-Germanic *bandaz/*bandiz, from cognate Old Norse band, from Old French bande] bond, fetter, shackle, chain, that by which someone or something is bound; ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown
• 【Old Norse】 band cord that binds; act of binding

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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band ★★★★[1025] noun from band
【DEFINITION】 A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop.
【pl.】 bands
【ROOTs】 band; strip, bind
【Etymology】 《Old Norse band》 cord that binds; act of binding
【First Known Meaning】 ① a flat strip ② an organized group

bandage ★★[4510] noun from band
【DEFINITION】 A bandage is a long strip of cloth which is wrapped around a wounded part of someone's body to protect or support it.
【SYNONYM】 strap
【ROOTs】 ⑴ band; strip, bind ⑵ age; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French bander》 [from root of band (n, 2)] to bind
【First Known Meaning】 strip of soft cloth or other material used in binding wounds, stopping bleeding, etc.

bond ★★★[2099] noun from Bond 〈 band
【DEFINITION】 A bond between people is a strong feeling of friendship, love, or shared beliefs and experiences that unites them.
【pl.】 Bonds
【ROOTs】 bond(band); strip, bind
【Etymology】 《Old Norse band》 cord that binds; act of binding
【First Known Meaning】 anything that binds, fastens, or confines
【DERIVATIVEs】 bondable, bond

Other words containing "band"; bandwagon, bandy, bondable, Bondage, broadband

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

ball
back
auto
aug-, auct-
aud-, audi-, audio-
art
arm
arch, archi, archy
ante
anni-, ann-, enn-

 

 

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