Where does “fishboning” come from?

fishboning (English) comes from English fishbone, from English Fish, from Old English fiscian, from Proto-West Germanic fiskōn, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

fishboning (English): The use of fishbone diagrams

Definitions

  1. The use of fishbone diagrams

Ancestry of “fishboning”, step by step

fishboning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fishbone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfishboneA bone from a fish
2EnglishFishThe constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces
3Old Englishfiscianto fish
4Proto-West Germanicfiskōnto fish, to catch fish
5Proto-Germanicfiskōnąto fish, to catch fish
6Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing—
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ōną →