Where does “bugt” come from?

bugt (Danish) comes from Middle Low German bocht, from Old Saxon buht, from Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic buhtiz, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

bugt (Danish): bay, gulf; curve; imperative of bugte

Definitions

  1. bay, gulf; curve; imperative of bugte

Ancestry of “bugt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbocht—
2Old Saxonbuht—
3Proto-West Germanic*buhti—
4Proto-Germanicbuhtizbend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a...
5Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “bugt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic buhtiz →