Where does “jawbone” come from?
Jawbone comes from English jaw and bone, where bone derives from Middle English bon, Old English bān, Proto-Germanic bainą and bainaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots bʰeyh₂- and ǵyewh₁-.
jawbone (English): The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible; Any of...
Definitions
- The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible; Any of...
Ancestry of “jawbone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | jawe bone | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “jawbone”