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Where does “hūsbonda” come from?

hūsbonda (Old English) comes 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, from Hungarian ön- — sound, voice.

Ancestry of “hūsbonda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehúsbóndimaster of the house; master of house
2Old Norsebóndifarmer; husband
3Old Norse-andiused to form present participles of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Germanic-andz—
5Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
6Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
7Hungarianönyou
8Hungarianön-self-
9Turkishönfront
10Ottoman Turkishاوك—
11Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “hūsbonda”

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