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Where does “Oberschenkelknochen” come from?

Oberschenkelknochen (German) comes from German Oberschenkel, from German Ober, from German Oberkellner, from German Kellner, from Middle High German kelnære, from Old High German kelnere, from Medieval Latin cellenarius, from Latin cellārium.

Oberschenkelknochen (German): femur, thighbone

Definitions

  1. femur, thighbone

Ancestry of “Oberschenkelknochen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOberschenkelthigh; femur, thighbone
2GermanOberwaiter; over knave, queen
3GermanOberkellnerhead waiter
4GermanKellnerwaiter
5Middle High Germankelnære—
6Old High Germankelnere—
7Medieval Latincellenariuscellar administrator; cellarman
8Latincellārium—
9Latin-ārium—
10Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
11Proto-Italic*-om—
12Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—
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