Where does “bond” come from?
bond (Middle English) comes 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, from Hungarian ön- — sound, voice.
bond (Middle English): Alternative form of band; a tenant farmer, serf
Definitions
- Alternative form of band; a tenant farmer, serf
Ancestry of “bond”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | bōnda | husband |
| 2 | Old Norse | bóndi | farmer; husband |
| 3 | Old Norse | -andi | used to form present participles of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -andz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 6 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 9 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 10 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 11 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |