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
Ancestry of “husbandlike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | husband | The master of a house; the head of a family; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | husbonde | married male, husband; head of a household;... |
| 3 | Old English | hūsbonda | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | húsbóndi | master of the house; master of house |
| 5 | Old Norse | bóndi | farmer; husband |
| 6 | Old Norse | -andi | used to form present participles of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -andz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 9 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 12 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 13 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | — |
| 14 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |