bande.
gang (a group of people united for the purpose of crime or vandalism)
Meaning & usage
gang (a group of people united for the purpose of crime or vandalism)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed via German Bande from French bande, which is itself borrowed from a Germanic language (cf. Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐍉 (bandwō, “sign”), from *bandwō).
barrier, cushion (e.g. in billiards or hockey)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed via German Bande from French bande, which is borrowed from Frankish *bindā (“join, link”) (cf. also German Binde (“bandage”), Danish bind).
to curse (to use offensive language)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse banna, derived from the noun bann from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“to order, ban”), cognate with Swedish banna, English ban, German bannen. Alternatively, the Scandinavian verbs are derived from the noun bann / band), which may be an early loan from Old Saxon ban.
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