Where does “menneskeben” come from?

menneskeben (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ben, from Danish ben, from Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic bainą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

menneskeben (Norwegian Bokmål): a human bone

Definitions

  1. a human bone

Ancestry of “menneskeben”, step by step

menneskeben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbena leg; a bone
2Danishbenleg; bone
3Old Norsebeinleg; bone
4Proto-Germanicbainąleg; bone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Norwegian Bokmål menneske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmenneskehuman, human being, man, Homo sapiens; people
2Old Norsemanneskjahuman being
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bainą →Every word from Old Norse bein →