Where does “bueskytte” come from?

bueskytte (Danish) comes from Danish bue, from Old Norse bogi, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

bueskytte (Danish): archer

Definitions

  1. archer

Ancestry of “bueskytte”, step by step

bueskytte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbuebow; curve, arc; arch, vault
2Old Norsebogibow
3Proto-Germanicbugôbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via Danish skytte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskyttemarksman; shooter; gamekeeper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →
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