Where does “bugthøvl” come from?

bugthøvl (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.

bugthøvl (Danish): spokeshave

Definitions

  1. spokeshave

Ancestry of “bugthøvl”, step by step

bugthøvl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bugt

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

via Danish høvl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhøvlplane
2Middle Low Germanhovel—
3Proto-Germanichubilaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic buhtiz →