Where does “jawboner” come from?
jawboner (English) comes from English jawbone, from Middle English jawe bone, from Middle English bon, from Old English bān, from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ, from Persian بنگ — henbane.
jawboner (English): One who jawbones, or attempts to persuade
Definitions
- One who jawbones, or attempts to persuade
Ancestry of “jawboner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | jawbone | The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible; Any of... |
| 2 | Middle English | jawe bone | — |
| 3 | Middle English | bon | bone |
| 4 | Old English | bān | bone, tusk; the bone of a limb |
| 5 | Arabic | بان | to separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be... |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | بان | ban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish... |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | باڭ | — |
| 8 | Persian | بنگ | hashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";... |
| 9 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭭𐭢 | henbane |