Where does “husbandwoman” come from?
husbandwoman (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.
husbandwoman (English): A female husbandman
Definitions
- A female husbandman
Ancestry of “husbandwoman”, step by step
husbandwoman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English husband
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | master of the house |
| 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 | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 14 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via English woman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 2 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 3 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 4 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |