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Where does “Bond girl” come from?

Bond girl (English) comes from English Girl, from Middle English girle, from Old English gyrele.

Bond girl (English): One of the beautiful, seductive young women who...

Definitions

  1. One of the beautiful, seductive young women who...

Ancestry of “Bond girl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGirl—
2Middle EnglishgirleAlternative form of gerle
3Old Englishgyrele—
Every word from Old English gyrele →