Where does “bounde” come from?
bounde (Middle English) comes from Old French bunne, from Medieval Latin bodina, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “bounde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | bunne | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | bodina | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |