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Where does “embondage” come from?

embondage (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.

embondage (English): To bring into bondage; to enslave

Definitions

  1. To bring into bondage; to enslave

Ancestry of “embondage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbondageThe state of being enslaved or the practice of...
2Middle Englishbondageserfdom
3Medieval Latinbondagiuman inferior tenure held by a bond or husbandman
4Middle EnglishbondAlternative form of band; a tenant farmer, serf
5Old Englishbōnda—
6Old Norsebóndifarmer; husband
7Old Norse-andiused to form present participles of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Germanic-andz—
9Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
10Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
11Hungarianönyou
12Hungarianön-self-
13Turkishönfront
14Ottoman Turkishاوك—
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