Where does “knucklebone” come from?
knucklebone (English) comes from English knuckle, from Middle English knokel, from Old English cnucel, from Proto-West Germanic knukil, from Proto-Germanic knukilaz, from Proto-Germanic knukô, from Proto-Indo-European gnew-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
knucklebone (English): A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in...
Definitions
- A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in...
Ancestry of “knucklebone”, step by step
knucklebone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English knuckle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knuckle | Any of the joints between the phalanges of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | knokel | finger joint |
| 3 | Old English | cnucel | the juncture of two bones; knuckle; joint |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | knukil | knuckle, joint, small bone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knukilaz | knuckle, small bone; knot, bump |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | knukô | joint, bone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gnew- | a bundle; knot; knot, bundle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gen- | to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to... |
via English Bône
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bône | now known as Annaba |
| 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 |