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Where does “abonnere” come from?

abonnere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German abonnieren, from French abonner, from Old French aboner, from Old French bodne, from Medieval Latin bodina, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

abonnere (Norwegian Bokmål): to subscribe; to secure, order

Definitions

  1. to subscribe; to secure, order

Ancestry of “abonnere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabonnierento subscribe; to follow
2FrenchabonnerTo subscribe somebody to a service; to take a...
3Old Frenchaboner—
4Old Frenchbodne—
5Medieval Latinbodina—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “abonnere”

  • abonner
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →