Where does “buigspier” come from?

buigspier (Dutch) comes from Dutch buigen, from Middle Dutch bugen, from Old Dutch būgan, from Proto-Germanic būganą, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

buigspier (Dutch): flexor

Definitions

  1. flexor

Ancestry of “buigspier”, step by step

buigspier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch buigen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuigento bend; to bow
2Middle Dutchbugento bend; to bow; to yield, to give way
3Old Dutchbūganto bend, bow
4Proto-GermanicbūganąAlternative form of *beuganą; to bend
5Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

via Dutch spier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspiermuscle; blade; blade of grass
2Middle Dutchspierpointed object; blade of grass; long pole; muscle
3Old Dutchspīr—
4Proto-Germanicspīraz—

Words derived from “buigspier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →
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