Where does “Abonnent” come from?

Abonnent (German) comes from German abonnieren, from French abonner, from Old French aboner, from Old French bodne, from Medieval Latin bodina, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Abonnent (German): subscriber

Definitions

  1. subscriber

Ancestry of “Abonnent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabonnierento subscribe; to follow
2FrenchabonnerTo subscribe somebody to a service; to take a...
3Old Frenchaboner—
4Old Frenchbodne—
5Medieval Latinbodina—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →