Where does “bugte” come from?

bugte (Danish) comes from Danish bugt, 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.

bugte (Danish): to wind in and out, meander

Definitions

  1. to wind in and out, meander

Ancestry of “bugte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbugtbay, gulf; curve; imperative of bugte
2Middle Low Germanbocht—
3Old Saxonbuht—
4Proto-West Germanic*buhti—
5Proto-Germanicbuhtizbend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a...
6Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic buhtiz →