Where does “boogschieter” come from?

boogschieter (Dutch) comes from Dutch boogschieten, 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.

Ancestry of “boogschieter”, step by step

boogschieter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch boogschieten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboogschietenarchery
2DutchboogA bow; An arc; An arch
3Middle Dutchbōgebow (weapon)
4Old Dutchbogobow
5Proto-West Germanicbogōarch, bow; bow
6Proto-Germanicbugôbow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →
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