An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Beunde

by Friedrich Kluge

Beunde, f., from the equiv. MidHG. biunde, OHG. biunt, ‘a vacant and enclosed plot reserved for a special wing or outhouse, enclosure’; no connection with Lat. fundus is possible. MidLG. biwende, ‘an enclosed space,’ shows that an OHG. *bi-want, ‘that which winds round, a hedge,’ is implied. Respecting bi, ‘round about,’ see Bifang.