Proto-Germanic

*būaną

‘to dwell, reside’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *būaną.

9 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *būaną, most familiar first.

• bound ← bownde ← búinn
• booth ← bothe ← *bóð ← búð ← *bōþō
• bondage ← bondagium ← bond ← bonda ← bóndi
• busk ← busken ← búask ← búa
• boodle ← boedel ← boedel ← *bōþl ← *bōþlą
• erbium ← Ytterby ← by ← bȳr ← býr
• boun ← búinn ← búa
• citybound ← bownde ← búinn
• chairbound ← bownde ← búinn

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *būaną