English
knitbone
From knit + bone, from the use of the plant in tea to aid in healing bones.
Proto-Germanic *knuttô ‘a knot’
Proto-Germanic *knuttijaną ‘to bind into a knot’
Proto-West Germanic *knuttijan ‘to bind into a knot, tie with a knot’
Old English cnyttan ‘to tie’
Middle English knytten ‘to attach or close with a knot’
English knit
Proto-Germanic *bainaz ‘straight’
Proto-Germanic *bainą ‘bone, leg’
Proto-West Germanic *bain ‘bone’
Old English bān ‘bone’
Middle English bon ‘bone’
English bone
Today it means
noun The plant comfrey.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / knitbone