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Where does “bonde” come from?

bonde (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse bóndi, from Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.

bonde (Norwegian Nynorsk): farmer; pawn

Definitions

  1. farmer; pawn

Ancestry of “bonde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebóndifarmer; husband
2Old Norse-andiused to form present participles of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Germanic-andz—
4Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
5Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
6Hungarianönyou
7Hungarianön-self-
8Turkishönfront
9Ottoman Turkishاوك—
10Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “bonde”

  • fruktbonde
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