Bond

Morpheme

Bond

Type

free base

Denotation

chain, fetter, unite

Etymology

Middle English bonden, bond, from band; Old English beand, bænd, bend

Evidence

bond, bondability, bondable, bondage, bonded, bonder, bondholder, bonding, bondless, bondlike, bonds, bondsman, bondsperson, bondstone, counterbond, disbond, ragbond, rebond, superbond, unbond, unbonded

Notes

influenced by unrelated Middle English -bonde; Old English -bonda,-bunda; Old Norse bóndi

See Also

Husband