Where does “bone” come from?

bone (Danish) comes from Danish bøn, from French bon, from Middle French bon, from Old French bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

bone (Danish): to polish; to enter; to charge

Definitions

  1. to polish; to enter; to charge

Ancestry of “bone”, step by step

bone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bøn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbønrequest, plea; prayer
2Frenchbongood; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot
3Middle Frenchbongood
4Old Frenchbongood
5Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
6Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
7Proto-Italicdwenosgood
8Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

via Middle Low German bōnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbōnen
2Proto-West Germanicbōnōnto make shiny
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew-Every word from Proto-Italic dwenosEvery word from Old Latin duenos