Where does “bonily” come from?
bonily (English) comes from English bony, from Middle English bony, from Old French bugne, from Frankish bungjo, from Proto-West Germanic bungu, from Proto-Germanic bungô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
bonily (English): In a bony manner
Definitions
- In a bony manner
Ancestry of “bonily”, step by step
bonily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bony | resembling, having the appearance or consistence... |
| 2 | Middle English | bony | — |
| 3 | Old French | bugne | — |
| 4 | Frankish | bungjo | little clump; a swelling, lump, bump; lump, bump,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bungu | lump, clump |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bungô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |