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Where does “Bondlike” come from?

Bondlike (English) comes from English Bond, 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 — sound, voice.

Bondlike (English): Characteristic of James Bond

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of James Bond

Ancestry of “Bondlike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBond—
2Middle EnglishbondAlternative form of band; a tenant farmer, serf
3Old Englishbōnda—
4Old Norsebóndifarmer; husband
5Old Norse-andiused to form present participles of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Germanic-andz—
7Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
8Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
9Hungarianönyou
10Hungarianön-self-
11Turkishönfront
12Ottoman Turkishاوك—
13Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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