warband

English

noun

Definitions

(dated) A group of soldiers or other military personnel actively engaged in warfare.

Etymology

Compound from English war + English band (swaddling clothes).

Origin

English

band

Gloss

swaddling clothes

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Euroband English
European War English
Pacific War English
afterwar English
airband English
airwar English
anti-war English
armband English
backband English
band English
bandable English
bandbox English
bandcenter English
bandemia English
bander English
bandfic English
bandfish English
bandgap English
bandhead English
bandhood English
bandleader English
bandleading English
bandless English
bandlike English
bandlimited English
bandlimiting English
bandmaster English
bandmate English
bandmember English
bandog English
bandom English
bandsaw English
bandshape English
bandshell English
bandslash English
bandsman English
bandspread English
bandstand English
bandstrength English
bandstring English
bandstructure English
bandwagon English
bandwidth English
bantling English
baseband English
bellyband English
blackband English
breastband English
broadband English
browband English
counterwar English
crossband English
cyberwar English
cytoband English
deskband English
disband English
ecowar English
flame war English
footband English
freebander English
freebanding English
germband English
glam band English
greaseband English
gunstock war club English
hairband English
hatband English
hayband English
headband English
heteroband English
hot war English
hyperband English
iWar English
imband English
immunoband English
inband English
infowar English
interband English
interwar English
intraband English
kneeband English
megaband English
mesoband English
microband English
midband English
miniband English
miniwar English
monoband English
moorband English
multiband English
narrowband English
neckband English
netwar English
nonwar English
noseband English
outwar English
passband English
pentaband English
platband English
post-war English
powerband English
pre-war English
prewar English
pro-war English
prowar English
quadband English
quadriband English
rainband English
ribband English
ridgeband English
rockband English
ropeband English
scratchband English
showband English
sideband English
spaceband English
steelband English
stopband English
subband English
superband English
sweatband English
throatband English
timeband English
trainband English
tri-band English
triband English
voiceband English
waistband English
war English
war golok English
war-horn English
war-ridden English
warbag English
warbird English
warblog English
warblogger English
warbot English
warbow English
warchalk English
warclub English
warcore English
warcraft English
wardialer English
wardom English
wardrive English
wardriving English
warfare English
warfighter English
warfighting English
warfront English
warful English
wargamer English
wargaming English
warhead English
warhorse English
warlady English
warless English
warlight English
warlike English
warling English
warlord English
warly English
warmaker English
warman English
warmate English
warmonger English
warmouth English
warnik English
warpath English
warplane English
warpower English
warproof English
warrest English
warreth English
warring English
warrish English
warship English
warsome English
warspeak English
wartime English
warwagon English
warwalking English
warwood English
warworn English
watchband English
waveband English
wheelband English
wideband English
witherband English
wristband English
bändi Finnish
*bʰendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
band Norwegian Bokmål
バンド Japanese
band Middle English
werre Middle English
banda Irish
band Old Norse
band Danish
VukoWAR Serbo-Croatian
bend Serbo-Croatian
band Welsh
bann Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
ban nhạc Vietnamese
warla Tagalog
warlahin Tagalog
band Chinese
bendi Swahili
밴드 Korean
woa Tok Pisin
waragi Ganda