Where does “bondman” come from?
Bondman comes from Middle English bondman, from Middle English man and the Proto-Indo-European root bʰendʰ- meaning "to bind," describing a man bound in servitude.
bondman (English): A man who is bound in servitude; a slave or serf
Definitions
- A man who is bound in servitude; a slave or serf
Ancestry of “bondman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bond | Evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond... |
| 2 | Middle English | bond | Alternative form of band; a tenant farmer, serf |
| 3 | Old English | bōnda | husband |
| 4 | Old Norse | bóndi | farmer; husband |
| 5 | Old Norse | -andi | used to form present participles of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -andz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 8 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 11 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 12 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 13 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |