Where does “abonent” come from?
abonent (Azerbaijani) comes from Russian абоне́нт, from Polish abonent, from German abonnent, from German abonnieren, from French abonner, from Old French aboner, from Old French bodne, from Medieval Latin bodina — smoke; mist, haze.
abonent (Azerbaijani): subscriber
Definitions
- subscriber
Ancestry of “abonent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | абоне́нт | subscriber |
| 2 | Polish | abonent | male subscriber |
| 3 | German | abonnent | subscriber |
| 4 | German | abonnieren | to subscribe; to follow |
| 5 | French | abonner | To subscribe somebody to a service; to take a... |
| 6 | Old French | aboner | — |
| 7 | Old French | bodne | — |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | bodina | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |