Where does “Boogschutter” come from?

Boogschutter (Dutch) comes from Dutch boog, from Middle Dutch bōge, from Old Dutch bogo, from Proto-West Germanic bogō, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

Boogschutter (Dutch): Sagittarius

Definitions

  1. Sagittarius

Ancestry of “Boogschutter”, step by step

Boogschutter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch boog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchboogA bow; An arc; An arch
2Middle Dutchbōgebow (weapon)
3Old Dutchbogobow
4Proto-West Germanicbogōarch, bow; bow
5Proto-Germanicbugôbow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via Dutch Schutter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSchutterSagittarius
2Middle Dutchschutter—
3Middle Dutchscutteshooter
4Old Dutchscutto—
5Proto-Germanicskutjô—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →