Where does “abònentka” come from?
abònentka (Kashubian) comes from Kashubian abònent, from Polish abonent, from German abonnent, from German abonnieren, from French abonner, from Old French aboner, from Old French bodne, from Medieval Latin bodina — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “abònentka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashubian | abònent | subscriber |
| 2 | Polish | abonent | male subscriber |
| 3 | German | abonnent | subscriber |
| 4 | German | abonnieren | to subscribe; to follow |
| 5 | French | abonner | To subscribe somebody to a service; to take a... |
| 6 | Old French | aboner | — |
| 7 | Old French | bodne | — |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | bodina | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |