Where does “bones” come from?
Bone comes from Middle English bon, Old English bān, Proto-Germanic bainaz, and Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂-, a root meaning to split or break.
bones (English): plural of bone; A percussive folk musical...
Definitions
- plural of bone; A percussive folk musical...
Ancestry of “bones”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bone | A composite material consisting largely of... |
| 2 | Middle English | bon | bone |
| 3 | Old English | bān | bone, tusk; the bone of a limb |
| 4 | Arabic | بان | to separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be... |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | بان | ban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish... |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | باڭ | — |
| 7 | Persian | بنگ | hashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";... |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭭𐭢 | henbane |