Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
A bendy bus.
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryHaving the ability to be bent easily. · Of a person, flexible; having the ability to bend easily; resilient. · Containing many bends and twists. · Articulated.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bindaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *bandijaną Proto-West Germanic *bandijan Old English bendan Middle English benden English bend Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bendy From bend + -y.
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