Where does “boeg” come from?
boeg (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch boech, from Old Dutch buog, from Proto-West Germanic *bōgu, from Proto-Germanic bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.
boeg (Dutch): bow
Ancestry of “boeg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | boech | forearm; front shank |
| 2 | Old Dutch | buog | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *bōgu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bōguz | upper arm, shoulder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰāǵʰus | arm |
Words derived from “boeg”