Where does “bondager” come from?
bondager (English) comes from English bondage, from Middle English bondage, from Medieval Latin bondagium, from Middle English bond, from Old English bōnda, from Old Norse bóndi, from Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic -andz — voice (of human or animal); sound.
bondager (English): A field worker, especially a woman
Definitions
- A field worker, especially a woman
Ancestry of “bondager”, step by step
bondager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bondage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bondage | The state of being enslaved or the practice of... |
| 2 | Middle English | bondage | serfdom |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | bondagium | an inferior tenure held by a bond or husbandman |
| 4 | Middle English | bond | Alternative form of band; a tenant farmer, serf |
| 5 | Old English | bōnda | husband |
| 6 | Old Norse | bóndi | farmer; husband |
| 7 | Old Norse | -andi | used to form present participles of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -andz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 10 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 12 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 13 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 14 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |