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Where does “husbandlike” come from?

husbandlike (English) comes from English husband, from Middle English husbonde, from Old English hūsbonda, from Old Norse húsbóndi, from Old Norse bóndi, from Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts — sound, voice.

husbandlike (English): Resembling a husband

Definitions

  1. Resembling a husband

Ancestry of “husbandlike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhusbandThe master of a house; the head of a family; a...
2Middle Englishhusbondemarried male, husband; head of a household;...
3Old Englishhūsbonda—
4Old Norsehúsbóndimaster of the house; master of house
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 Turkishاوك—
14Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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