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Where does “bondagium” come from?

bondagium (Medieval Latin) comes from Middle English bond, from Old English bōnda, from Old Norse bóndi, from Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.

bondagium (Medieval Latin): an inferior tenure held by a bond or husbandman

Definitions

  1. an inferior tenure held by a bond or husbandman

Ancestry of “bondagium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbondAlternative form of band; a tenant farmer, serf
2Old Englishbōnda—
3Old Norsebóndifarmer; husband
4Old Norse-andiused to form present participles of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Germanic-andz—
6Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
7Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
8Hungarianönyou
9Hungarianön-self-
10Turkishönfront
11Ottoman Turkishاوك—
12Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “bondagium”

  • bondage
  • bondager
  • embondage
  • bondagewear
  • bondage
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