Where does “bov” come from?

bov (Danish) comes from Old Norse bógr, from Proto-Germanic bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

bov (Danish): shoulder; bow

Definitions

  1. shoulder; bow

Ancestry of “bov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebógrshoulder
2Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

Words derived from “bov”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōguz →Every word from Old Norse bógr →