Where does “bondlessness” come from?

bondlessness (English) comes from English bondless, 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 — sound, voice.

bondlessness (English): Absence of a bond or bonds

Definitions

  1. Absence of a bond or bonds

Ancestry of “bondlessness”, step by step

bondlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bondless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbondlessWithout a bond
2EnglishBondA 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
3Middle EnglishbondAlternative form of band; a tenant farmer, serf
4Old Englishbōndahusband
5Old Norsebóndifarmer; husband
6Old Norse-andiused to form present participles of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Germanic-andz
8Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
9Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
10Hungarianönyou
11Hungarianön-self-
12Turkishönfront
13Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
14Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖnEvery word from Hungarian ön-Every word from Old Norse -andi
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