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Where does “bonet” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bonet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbonet—
2Old Frenchbonetmaterial from which hats are made
3Frankishbunnithat which is bound
4Proto-Germanicbundijąbundle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bonet”

  • bonnet
  • sunbonnet
  • bonneted
  • unbonneted
  • bonnetless
  • sunbonneted
  • bonnethead
  • unbonnet
  • bonnetlike
  • bonnetstring
  • ボンネット
  • 보닛
  • boneti
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