English word origin

Etymology of bandy

From French bander (“to bandy at tennis”), with -y, -ie added due to influence from Spanish and Portuguese bandear and/or Old Occitan bandir (“to throw”), from the same root as English band. Compare also with banter.

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Source etymology 1

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verb

To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange. · To use or pass about casually. · To throw or strike reciprocally, like balls in sports. · To fight (with or against someone).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionbanderfr · to bandy at tennis
Cognate mentionbandearpt
Cognate mentionbandirpro · to throw
Cognate mentionbanden

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Source etymology 2

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adj

Bow-legged, having knees bending outward.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Scots bandy.

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Source etymology 3

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noun

A winter sport played on ice, from which ice hockey developed. · A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Probably from the verb bandy in the sense "toss/bat back and forth", or possibly from the Welsh word bando, most likely derived from the Proto-Germanic *bandją (“a curved stick”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Derivation mention*bandjągem-pro

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Source etymology 4

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noun

A carriage or cart used in India, especially one drawn by bullocks.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Telugu బండి (baṇḍi).

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