Where does “abonnement” come from?
abonnement (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French abonnement, 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.
abonnement (Norwegian Nynorsk): a subscription
Ancestry of “abonnement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | abonnement | subscription |
| 2 | French | abonner | To subscribe somebody to a service; to take a... |
| 3 | Old French | aboner | — |
| 4 | Old French | bodne | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | bodina | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |