Where does “wasband” come from?
wasband (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.
wasband (English): ex-husband, former husband
Definitions
- ex-husband, former husband
Ancestry of “wasband”, step by step
wasband 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 was
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | was | first-person singular simple past indicative of... |
| 2 | Middle English | was | First and third-person singular past indicative... |
| 3 | Old English | wæs | first/third-person singular preterite of bēon;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | was | first/third-person singular past active... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |