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