Where does “bony” come from?
bony (Middle English) comes from Old French bugne, from Frankish bungjo, from Proto-West Germanic bungu, from Proto-Germanic bungô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
Ancestry of “bony”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | bugne | — |
| 2 | Frankish | bungjo | little clump; a swelling, lump, bump; lump, bump,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bungu | lump, clump |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bungô | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |
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