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

Definitions

  1. bow

Ancestry of “boeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchboechforearm; front shank
2Old Dutchbuog—
3Proto-West Germanic*bōgu—
4Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

Words derived from “boeg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōguz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bōgu →