Where does “ボンネット” come from?

ボンネット (Japanese) comes from English bonnet, from Middle English bonet, from Middle French bonet, from Old French bonet, from Frankish bunni, from Proto-Germanic bundiją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

ボンネット (Japanese): car bonnet (UK), hood (US)

Definitions

  1. car bonnet (UK), hood (US)

Ancestry of “ボンネット”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbonnetA type of hat, once worn by women or children,...
2Middle Englishbonetcap, bonnet
3Middle Frenchbonet—
4Old Frenchbonetmaterial from which hats are made
5Frankishbunnithat which is bound
6Proto-Germanicbundijąbundle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bundiją →Every word from Frankish bunni →