Where does “langbue” come from?

langbue (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.

langbue (Danish): a longbow

Definitions

  1. a longbow

Ancestry of “langbue”, step by step

langbue 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 lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlanglong
2Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
3Proto-Germaniclangazlong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →