Where does “jawe bone” come from?
jawe bone (Middle English) comes from Middle English bon, from Old English bān, from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ, from Persian بنگ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭭𐭢 — henbane.
jawe bone (Middle English): jawbone
Definitions
- jawbone
Ancestry of “jawe bone”, step by step
jawe bone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English bon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bon | bone |
| 2 | Old English | bān | bone, tusk; the bone of a limb |
| 3 | Arabic | بان | to separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | بان | ban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish... |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | باڭ | — |
| 6 | Persian | بنگ | hashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";... |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭭𐭢 | henbane |