Where does “bonehouse” come from?
bonehouse (English) comes from Old English bānhūs, from Old English bān, from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ, from Persian بنگ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭭𐭢 — henbane.
bonehouse (English): A body; A corpse; A building for holding the...
Definitions
- A body; A corpse; A building for holding the...
Ancestry of “bonehouse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | bānhūs | the body, the chest, breast |
| 2 | Old English | bān | bone, tusk; the bone of a limb |
| 3 | Arabic | بان | to separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | بان | ban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish... |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | باڭ | — |
| 6 | Persian | بنگ | hashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";... |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭭𐭢 | henbane |