Where does “Blackbonnet” come from?
Blackbonnet (English) comes from English Blackbeard, from English Black, from Old French blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz, from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.
Blackbonnet (English): The ship of characters Edward "Blackbeard" Teach and Stede Bonnet from the television series Our Flag Means Death
Definitions
- The ship of characters Edward "Blackbeard" Teach and Stede Bonnet from the television series Our Flag Means Death
Ancestry of “Blackbonnet”, step by step
Blackbonnet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Blackbeard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Blackbeard | The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| 2 | English | Black | Alternative letter-case form of black |
| 3 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 4 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 5 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |
via English bonnet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bonnet | A type of hat, once worn by women or children,... |
| 2 | Middle English | bonet | cap, bonnet |
| 3 | Middle French | bonet | — |
| 4 | Old French | bonet | material from which hats are made |
| 5 | Frankish | bunni | that which is bound |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bundiją | bundle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |