Where does “bounden” come from?
Bounden comes from Middle English -en, French bondir meaning "to leap," Latin bombitire, Latin bombus, and Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-.
bounden (English): "Now chiefly in the term" bounden duty: made...
Definitions
- "Now chiefly in the term" bounden duty: made...
Ancestry of “bounden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bound | simple past tense and past participle of bind;... |
| 2 | Middle English | bound | Alternative form of band |
| 3 | Middle English | band | That which obstructs one's free will and free... |
| 4 | Old English | bend | bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bandiz | band |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |