Where does “housbonde” come from?
housbonde (Middle English) comes from Old English hūsbonda, from Old Norse húsbóndi, 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.
housbonde (Middle English): Alternative form of husbonde
Definitions
- Alternative form of husbonde
Ancestry of “housbonde”, step by step
housbonde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hūsbonda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hūsbonda | master of the house |
| 2 | Old Norse | húsbóndi | master of the house; master of house |
| 3 | Old Norse | bóndi | farmer; husband |
| 4 | Old Norse | -andi | used to form present participles of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -andz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 7 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 10 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 11 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 12 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via Old English hūsbunda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hūsbunda | male head of a household, householder, master of... |