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samband.

connection, relation, rapport

7 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsam.pant]

  1. connection, relation, rapport

    neuter

  2. relationship

    neuter

  3. union, federation

    neuter

  4. compound

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse samband, from Proto-Germanic *sambandą, from Proto-Indo-European *som-bʰondʰ-ó-m, from *som- (“together”) + *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”) + *-ós. Equivalent to sam- (“together”) + band (“connection, binding”). Cognate with Sanskrit सम्बन्ध m (sambandhá, “connection, binding”), Ossetian ӕмбонд (æmbond, “fence”).

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