Where does “ryngbon” come from?
ryngbon (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.
ryngbon (Middle English): ringbone equine osteoarthritis in the foot
Definitions
- ringbone equine osteoarthritis in the foot
Ancestry of “ryngbon”, step by step
ryngbon 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 |
via Middle English ryng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ryng | ring |
| 2 | Old English | hring | ring |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |