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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbugne—
2Frankishbungjolittle clump; a swelling, lump, bump; lump, bump,...
3Proto-West Germanicbungulump, clump
4Proto-Germanicbungô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “bony”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bungô →