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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

  1. Alternative form of husbonde

Ancestry of “housbonde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhūsbonda—
2Old Norsehúsbóndimaster of the house; master of house
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 “housbonde”

  • husband
  • hubby
  • househusband
  • husbandlike
  • husbandship
  • husbander
  • househubby
  • co-husband
  • merhusband
  • cyberhusband
  • husbandable
  • husbandage
  • ex-husband
  • ハズバンド
  • ハズ
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