Etymology of the English word bone
the English word
bonederived from the English word
fishderived from the English word
fiscderived from the French word
fiscderived from the Latin word
fiscus (money-bag, purse; imperial exchequer)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*fiskazderived from the English word
headderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khaubuthanderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaput- (head)
derived from the English word
yardderived from the English word
yardderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*gardaderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*gazdazderived from the English word
banderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*bannanderived from the Old Norse word
bonderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*bainamDerivations in English
bladebone,
boneblack,
collarbone,
cuttlebone,
debone,
herringbone,
hucklebone,
jawbone,
pinbone,
ringbone,
sidebone,
soupbone,
tailbone,
whalebone,
bonefish,
bonehead,
boneyard,
featherbone,
redbone,
crossbones,
lazybones,
anklebone,
boned,
hipbone,
marrowbone,
bonesetter,
chinbone,
knucklebone,
backbone,
bony,
breastbone,
cheekbone,
shinbone,
boon,
boningCognates
Danish
ben, Dutch
been, German
Bein, Icelandic
bein, Nynorsk
bäin, Riksmal
ben, Swedish
benUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
