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

Oberschenkelknochen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Oberschenkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOberschenkelthigh; femur, thighbone
2GermanOberwaiter; over knave, queen
3GermanOberkellnerhead waiter
4GermanKellnerwaiter
5Middle High Germankelnære
6Old High Germankelnere
7Medieval Latincellenariuscellar administrator; cellarman
8Latincellāriumstoreroom, larder, cellar, pantry
9Latin-āriumused primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end
10Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
11Proto-Italic*-om
12Proto-Indo-European*-oHom

via German Knochen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnochenbone
2Middle High Germanknochebone, knot
3Old High Germanknohhaknuckle; bone; knot
4Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
6Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHomEvery word from Latin -āriumEvery word from Latin -um
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