Where does “thee-bane” come from?
thee-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.
thee-bane (Scots): thighbone
Definitions
- thighbone
Ancestry of “thee-bane”, step by step
thee-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 thee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | thee | thigh; To thrive, prosper |
| 2 | Middle English | þe | the; Second-person singular pronoun indicating a... |
| 3 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 4 | Old English | inn | in; inn |
| 5 | Old English | inne | inside, in; indoors |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | innai | within, inside |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |