Where does “Femur” come from?

Femur (German) comes from Latin femur, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰénwr̥ — arc, bow.

Femur (German): femur

Definitions

  1. femur

Ancestry of “Femur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfemurthigh; the space between the grooves of a...
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰénwr̥arc, bow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰénwr̥ →Every word from Latin femur →