Etymograph

English

husband-in-law

From husband + -in-law.

Formed from husband + -in-law

Old English hūsbonda ‘master of the house’

Middle English husbonde ‘a husband’

English husband

Today it means

noun A husband in law only, such as one who has abandoned his wife

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / husband-in-law