Middle English word rygge-bone comes from Proto-Germanic *bainą (Leg, bone.), Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz (Back. Ridge. Spine.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*bainą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Leg, bone. |
*hrugjaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Back. Ridge. Spine. |
ban | Old English (ang) | Bone. |
hrycg | Old English (ang) | (anatomy) back; spine; ridge (back or spine of an animal). |
*hrugjabainą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (anatomy) backbone. |
hryġċbān | Old English (ang) | |
rigbone | Middle English (enm) |