An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

The joint of the human → arm between the → upper arm and the → forearm.

Etymology (EN): M.E. elbowe, from O.E. elboga, elnboga, from ell + bow. Cognate with Scots elbuck, Du. elleboog, Ger. Ellbogen, Ellenbogen, Dan. albue, Icelandic olbogi, olnbogi “elbow.”

Etymology (PE): Ârenj “elbow,” variants âranj, âran “elbow,” araš “forearm;” Mid.Pers. âranj, O.Pers. arašan- “cubit,” Av. arəθnâ- “elbow,” Skt. aratni- “elbow,” Iranian stem aratan-, araθn-, borrowed from Iranian into General Slavic as aršin “ell.”