Where does “bugsering” come from?

bugsering (Danish) comes from Danish bugsere, from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Old Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

bugsering (Danish): towing, towage

Definitions

  1. towing, towage

Ancestry of “bugsering”, step by step

bugsering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bugsere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbugsereto tow, tug
2Dutchboegserento tug, to tow by rowing
3Portuguesepuxarto pull; to drag; to draw a weapon
4Old Portuguesepuxar
5Latinpulsāre
6Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
7Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
8Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Danish ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-
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