bonde

Middle English

/ˈbɔnd(ə)/

noun

Definitions

tenant farmer, bond
husband, head of household
servant, retainer

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bōnda derived from Old Norse bóndi (dweller, farmer, householder, husbandman, husband) derived from Proto-Germanic *būwandz (dweller).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*būwandz

Gloss

dweller

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

husband English
*bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European
*būwandz Proto-Germanic
bonde Swedish
bonda Old English
bōnda Old English
hūsbonda Old English
hous Middle English
husbonde Middle English
bóndi Old Norse
búa Old Norse
bóndi Icelandic
bóndi Faroese
boanndi Lule Sami
bondæ Old Danish
bunndi Pite Sami

hous
husbonde