Where does “húsbóndi” come from?
húsbóndi (Old Norse) 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.
húsbóndi (Old Norse): master of the house; master of house
Definitions
- master of the house; master of house
Ancestry of “húsbóndi”, step by step
húsbóndi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse bóndi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | bóndi | farmer; husband |
| 2 | Old Norse | -andi | used to form present participles of verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -andz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 5 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 6 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 8 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 9 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |