Where does “spaul-bane” come from?
spaul-bane (Scots) comes from Scots bane, from Northern Middle English bane, from Old English bān, from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ, from Persian بنگ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭭𐭢 — henbane.
spaul-bane (Scots): shoulder blade
Definitions
- shoulder blade
Ancestry of “spaul-bane”, step by step
spaul-bane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scots bane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | bane | bone, limb |
| 2 | Northern Middle English | bane | — |
| 3 | Old English | bān | bone, tusk; the bone of a limb |
| 4 | Arabic | بان | to separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be... |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | بان | ban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish... |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | باڭ | — |
| 7 | Persian | بنگ | hashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";... |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭭𐭢 | henbane |
via Scots spaul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | spaul | limb, shoulder, shoulder-bone; rounded projecting... |
| 2 | Middle English | spawde | The shoulder; the shoulder blade |
| 3 | Old French | espalle | shoulder |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | spatla | — |
| 5 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 6 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |