Etymology

bandlike

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Today it means: Having the form of a band. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English band
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰendʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bandiz
  3. Old Englishbend
  4. Middle Englishband
  5. Englishband
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. English todaybandlike

From band + -like.

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