Where does “bogen” come from?
bogen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bôgen, from Old Dutch bōgen, from Proto-West Germanic *baugijan, from Proto-Germanic baugijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
bogen (Dutch): to claim recognition; to bend
Definitions
- to claim recognition; to bend
Ancestry of “bogen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | bôgen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | bōgen | to cause to bend |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *baugijan | to (cause to) bend, to make bent |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | baugijaną | to bend, bow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |