Etymology

horsebound

H4O1R1S1E1B3O1U1N1D2

Today it means: Dependent on horses. Full definition →

English bound ← Middle English bownde ← Old Norse búinn
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wers-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wérsēn
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*(w)ŕ̥šā
  7. Proto-Iranian*(w)ŕ̥šāder.?
  8. Proto-Germanic*hrussą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*hross
  10. Old Englishhors
  11. Middle Englishhors
  12. Englishhorse
  13. Old Norsebúinn
  14. Middle Englishbownde
  15. Englishbound
  16. English todayhorsebound

From horse + -bound.

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