Words that come from Old Norse “búa”
196 words across 22 languages descend from Old Norse búa — including husband, bond, bonds, bondage, Bo, bustle, bustling, bondsman.
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English (65)
- husband
- bond
- bonds
- bondage
- Bo
- bustle
- bustling
- bondsman
- bondman
- bondholder
- hubby
- boun
- Eurobond
- bondwoman
- bondservant
- bonder
- bondslave
- Åbo
- bondmaid
- bondswoman
- househusband
- debond
- bondability
- husbandlike
- bondable
- bondholding
- bondless
- bustlingly
- abustle
- bondsperson
- bustler
- bondager
- rebond
- nonbond
- pseudobond
- bondlike
- interbond
- husbandship
- backbond
- husbander
- bondslavery
- unbustling
- counterbond
- bondmaiden
- heartbond
- embondage
- unbondable
- bondstone
- husbandable
- husbandage
- bond for deed
- stereobond
- ex-husband
- co-husband
- nonbondable
- merhusband
- bustleth
- soulbond
- ragbond
- househubby
- bondagewear
- superbond
- fluid-bonded
- bustlesome
- cyberhusband