{"id":3048,"date":"2023-11-18T15:05:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T15:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3048"},"modified":"2023-11-18T16:12:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T16:12:41","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-bone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3048","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Bone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Bone\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-11-18T15:05:36+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M30S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this adventure we\u2019re uncovering the origins of the word bone.\n\n\n\nA bone is:\n\n\nA composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.\n Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bone.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.6\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7766\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3048-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bone.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bone.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bone.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bone.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3048-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bone.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"bone.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this adventure we\u2019re uncovering the origins of the word <strong>bone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/croydonclicker\/50855250508\/in\/photolist-2ktUscW-2n9qvup-3DFqB-9ZW1R-nvNAKd-5DPXcD-VHiKMa-2eQFFNf-r5ELRH-2nWuxSp-2aLBRL-6oNyCq-57Rfhf-5WQKpQ-qGaHo1-9DVEJF-UrDbst-6tnWLn-pKWtzd-6w97np-A7Mhs-2oKgbPE-2svyz6-dk1NAE-9jtemJ-kC96QY-9LB5ss-2hrqs4-5o5xW-9DVEDn-rzXzoB-rAAfAn-9gWB7f-69p2UT-4q8ivA-zqhjW-ae2QUk-2iSL5yT-ag9mc-69p2TM-age8kM-q5ZzSe-pNEceh-7ZZQ2V-rA4hdM-7qBt2S-c9eFr-bvYTeJ-GLZbXH-vZ6eN\" title=\"Bones\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50855250508_e527f85f3d_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"Bones\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>bone<\/strong> is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.<\/li>\n<li>Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of bone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from Middle English <em>bon<\/em> (bone), from Old English <em>b\u0101n<\/em> [b\u0251\u02d0n] (bone, ivory), from Proto-Germanic <em>bain\u0105<\/em> [\u02c8b\u0251i\u032f.n\u0251\u0303] (leg, bone), from <em>*bainaz<\/em> [\u02c8b\u0251i\u032f.n\u0251z] (straight), from PIE <em>*b\u02b0eyh\u2082-<\/em> (to hit, strike, hew, cut) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/bone#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots include <strong>been<\/strong> (leg, limb, side) in Dutch, <strong>Bein<\/strong> (leg) in German, <strong>ben<\/strong> (leg, bone, sinecure) in Danish, <strong>b\u00edt<\/strong> (to beat, fight) in Czech, and <strong>buain<\/strong> (harvest, reap, cut) in Scottish Gaelic [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/b%CA%B0eyh%E2%82%82-#Root_2\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, in Old English a poetic way to refer to the body was <em>b\u0101nh\u016bs<\/em> [\u02c8b\u0251\u02d0n\u02cchu\u02d0s] (\u201cbone house\u201d). It was also called a <em>s\u0101wolh\u016bs<\/em> [\u02c8s\u0251\u02d0.wel\u02cchu\u02d0s] (\u201csoul house\u201d) or <em>feorhh\u016bs<\/em> [\u02c8fe\u035cor\u02e0x\u02cchu\u02d0s] (\u201clife\/soul house\u201d) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/banhus\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a song in Scottish Gaelic about cutting the bracken (buain na rainich) called \u2018Tha mi sg\u00ecth\u2019 (I\u2019m tired), sung by Brian \u00d3 hEadhra:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V5E3o1vKoQI?si=gPHGDJLwNtLYzOpU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Bone\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-11-18T15:05:36+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M30S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this adventure we\u2019re uncovering the origins of the word bone.\n\n\n\nA bone is:\n\n\nA composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.\n Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bone.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.6\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7767\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3048-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bone.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bone.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bone.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bone.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3048-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/bone.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"bone.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this adventure we\u2019re uncovering the origins of the word bone. A bone is: A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of bone. It comes from Middle English bon (bone), from Old English b\u0101n [b\u0251\u02d0n] (bone, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,33,31,47,20,56,24,4,58,55,1,57,59,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-czech","category-danish","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-german","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-podcast","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-scottish-gaelic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3048"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3051,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3048\/revisions\/3051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}