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Where does “Abonnentin” come from?

Abonnentin (German) comes from German abonnent, 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- — smoke; mist, haze.

Abonnentin (German): female equivalent of Abonnent

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of Abonnent

Ancestry of “Abonnentin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabonnent—
2Germanabonnierento subscribe; to follow
3FrenchabonnerTo subscribe somebody to a service; to take a...
4Old Frenchaboner—
5Old Frenchbodne—
6Medieval Latinbodina—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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