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*bōwan

TRANSLITERATION *bōwan

to dwell; live

DATE
Proto-Germanic
SENSE
dwell germanic verb
FAMILY
Indo-European / Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:5:bowan:reconstructed:sense:dwell-germanic-verb

The Germanic verb behind Old Norse būa.

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This form is reconstructed by comparison. It is not directly attested in this exact written form.

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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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GO DEEPERinheritanceestablished
Proto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European lengthened o-grade · live lengthened o grade

*bhōw-

to live; dwell

SOUND
Proto-Germanic *bōwan reflects the lengthened o-grade *bhōw-.
MEANING
The dwell and live formation continues at reconstructed depth.
SCHOLAR
Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Indo-European Root: bheue- and bheu-supportsbheue-: lengthened o-grade *bhōw- to Germanic *bōwan

Publishes the reconstructed formation.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 862 ↗
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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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TRANSITIVE DESCENDANT CLOSURE

EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

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UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES
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REVIEWED EDGES
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DEEPEST PATH
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MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED
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husband6 connected nodes
HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 021 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 031 EDGE
STEP 03compound componentestablished
Old Norsebōndi→Old Norse · Old Norsehūsbōndihouseholder; master of a house
SOUND
Old Norse hūsbōndi contains bōndi or būandi, householder, as its second component.
MEANING
The householder element supplies the resident or master role.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 859 ↗
Husband — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: hūs house plus bōndi householder ↗Husband — American Heritage Dictionary and Word History · Etymology: hūs plus bōndi or būandi ↗
HISTORICAL STEP 041 EDGE
STEP 04borrowingestablished
Old Norsehūsbōndi→Old English · Old Englishhūsbōndamaster of a house; householder
SOUND
Old English hūsbōnda was borrowed from Old Norse hūsbōndi.
MEANING
A Norse householder and master term enters English before becoming the basic spouse term.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 858 ↗
Husband — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: Old English hūsbonda from Old Norse hūsbōndi ↗Husband — American Heritage Dictionary and Word History · Word History: borrowed from Norse, not a native basic kinship term ↗
HISTORICAL STEP 051 EDGE
STEP 05continuationestablished
Old Englishhūsbōnda→Middle English · Middle Englishhusbondehusband; householder
SOUND
Middle English husbonde continues Old English hūsbōnda.
MEANING
The borrowed householder noun develops the spouse sense in English.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 857 ↗
Husband — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: Middle English husbonde from Old English hūsbonda ↗Husband — American Heritage Dictionary and Word History · Etymology: Middle English huseband from Old English hūsbōnda ↗
HISTORICAL STEP 061 EDGE
STEP 06continuationestablished
Middle Englishhusbonde→Present-Day English · 13th century–todayhusbandmarried man in relation to a spouse
SOUND
Middle English husbonde develops into modern husband with reduction of the final vowel and stabilized spelling.
MEANING
Householder and master senses narrow toward the married-man relation.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 856 ↗
Husband — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology and First Known Use ↗Husband — American Heritage Dictionary and Word History · Word History and etymology ↗

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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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