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Where does “nonbondable” come from?

nonbondable (English) comes from English bondable, from English Bond, from Middle English bond, from Old English bōnda, from Old Norse bóndi, from Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts — sound, voice.

nonbondable (English): unbondable

Definitions

  1. unbondable

Ancestry of “nonbondable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbondableable to form bonds
2EnglishBond—
3Middle EnglishbondAlternative form of band; a tenant farmer, serf
4Old Englishbōnda—
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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