English
greenbonegreenbone
From green + bone, because the bones are green when boiled.
A compound of green + bone
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’
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Proto-Germanic *grōniz
Proto-West Germanic *grōnī
Old English grēne
Middle English grene
English green
Proto-Germanic *bainaz ‘straight’
Proto-Germanic *bainą ‘bone, leg’
Proto-West Germanic *bain ‘bone’
Old English bān ‘bone’
Middle English bon ‘bone’
English bone
The story
From green + bone, because the bones are green when boiled.
Today it means
noun Any garfish (Belone or Strongylosura).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
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