English

marrowbone

From marrow + bone.

A compound of marrow + bone

Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰos

Proto-Germanic *mazgą

Proto-West Germanic *maʀg

Old English mearg

Middle English mary

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 A bone containing edible marrow.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / marrowbone