Where does “bocht” come from?

bocht (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bocht, from Old Dutch buht, from Proto-Germanic buhtiz, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

bocht (Dutch): bend, curve, inflection; bight, broad curvature...

Definitions

  1. bend, curve, inflection; bight, broad curvature...

Ancestry of “bocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbocht—
2Old Dutchbuht—
3Proto-Germanicbuhtizbend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a...
4Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “bocht”

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