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English word bond comes from Proto-Germanic *bandaz, Proto-Germanic *bandą, Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-, Old Norse bóa, and later Proto-Germanic *bandiz (Band.)
*bandaz (Proto-Germanic)
*bandą (Proto-Germanic)
*bʰendʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
bind, to bind, to tie, bind , to tie
bóa (Old Norse)
*bandiz (Proto-Germanic)
Band.
bóandi (Old Norse)
*bend (Frankish)
bonda (Old English)
Husband.
banda (Old Provençal)
*benda (Vulgar Latin)
bend (Old English)
bende (Old French)
band (Middle English)
bond (Middle English)
bond (English)
(chemistry) A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.. (construction) In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying.. (finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.. (legal) Evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the [...]