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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedOld Norse · Old Norse · house householder compound

hūsbōndi

householder; master of a house

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld Norse · Old Norse · house dwelling

hūs

house

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

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SOUND CHANGE

Old Norse hūsbōndi contains hūs, house, as its first component.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

House identifies the dwelling governed or inhabited by the householder.

CHRONOLOGY

A morphological relation inside Old Norse.

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Husband — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: hūs house plus bōndi householder

Publishes the house component.

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