Where does “bommie” come from?
bommie (English) comes from English bonfire, from Middle English bonnefyre, from Middle English bon, from Old English bān, from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ, from Persian بنگ — henbane.
bommie (English): A bombora; A bonfire
Definitions
- A bombora; A bonfire
Ancestry of “bommie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bonfire | A fire in which bones are burned; A fire to burn... |
| 2 | Middle English | bonnefyre | A fire in which bones were burned, bonfire |
| 3 | Middle English | bon | bone |
| 4 | Old English | bān | bone, tusk; the bone of a limb |
| 5 | Arabic | بان | to separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be... |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | بان | ban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish... |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | باڭ | — |
| 8 | Persian | بنگ | hashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";... |
| 9 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭭𐭢 | henbane |