Etymology Explorer › Scottish GaelicWhere does “bonn” come from? bonn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish bonn, from Latin pondō, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
bonn (Scottish Gaelic): base, bottom, foot; sole; article, clause
Definitions base, bottom, foot; sole; article, clause Ancestry of “bonn”, step by step bonn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish bonn Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old Irish bonn sole, foot; coin, piece of money 2 Latin pondō by weight, in weight 3 Latin pondus weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... 4 Proto-Italic pondos — 5 Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os — 6 Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- to stretch
via Middle Irish bonn Step Language Word Meaning 1 Middle Irish bonn sole of foot; sole of the foot 2 Celtic *bundos — 3 Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn bottom 4 Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- deep 5 Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- smoke; mist, haze