Where does “bonnet” come from?

Bonnet comes from Middle English bonet, from Middle French bonet, from Old French bonet, from Frankish bunni, from Proto-Germanic bundiją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-, meaning to bind or bend.

bonnet (English): A type of hat, once worn by women or children,...

Definitions

  1. A type of hat, once worn by women or children,...

Ancestry of “bonnet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbonetcap, bonnet
2Middle Frenchbonet—
3Old Frenchbonetmaterial from which hats are made
4Frankishbunnithat which is bound
5Proto-Germanicbundijąbundle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bonnet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →
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