Where does “Bond” come from?
Bond (English) comes from Middle English bond, from Old English bōnda, from Old Norse bóndi, from Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.
Bond (English): A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the l
Definitions
- A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the l
Ancestry of “Bond”, step by step
Bond traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English bond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bond | Alternative form of band; a tenant farmer, serf |
| 2 | Old English | bōnda | husband |
| 3 | Old Norse | bóndi | farmer; husband |
| 4 | Old Norse | -andi | used to form present participles of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -andz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 7 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 10 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 11 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 12 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via English Bondarenko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bondarenko | — |
| 2 | Ukrainian | Бондаренко | Bondarenko |
| 3 | Ukrainian | -е́нко | Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname |
| 4 | Ukrainian | Тара́с | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ταράσιος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ταράσσω | I disturb; I agitate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreh₂gʰ- | to irritate; rough |
via Dutch bont
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bont | fur; multi-coloured, party-coloured, motley,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bont | bundle, truss |
| 3 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |