elbowe
Middle English
/ˈɛlbɔu̯(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- elbow joint in the middle of the arm
- (rare) A tassel suspended from the elbow.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English elnboga inherited from Proto-Germanic *alinabugô (elbow) affix from Middle English elne (power, ell) + Middle English bowe.
Origin
Middle English
bowe
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Elbowgate English
- bow English
- elbow English
- elbower English
- elbowful English
- elbowless English
- elbowlike English
- elbowroom English
- elbowy English
- ell English
- ellen English
- cor Latin
- *Heh₃l- Proto-Indo-European
- *alinabugô Proto-Germanic
- boga Old English
- elboga Old English
- ellen Old English
- eln Old English
- elnboga Old English
- bowe Middle English
- elbohe Middle English
- elne Middle English
- elnen Middle English
- sadel-bowe Middle English
- alnbogi Old Norse
- ǫl(n)bogi, al(n)bogi, ǫlnbogi Old Norse
- ǫlnbogi Old Norse
- elinbogo Old High German
- *elinbogo Old Dutch