Where does “shankbone” come from?
shankbone (English) comes from English Bône, from Middle English bon, from Old English bān, from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ, from Persian بنگ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭭𐭢 — henbane.
Ancestry of “shankbone”, step by step
shankbone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English shank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shank | The part of the leg between the knee and the... |
| 2 | Middle English | schanke | leg, limb; shank, shin; leg fur |
| 3 | Middle High German | schenken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scenken | to pur in, give drink to, water |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skankijan | to pour |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skankijaną | to skew, tilt, tip; to pour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kenǵ- | to limp |