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Where does “elleboog” come from?

elleboog (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ellenbōge, from Old Dutch elinbogo, from Proto-Germanic alinabugô, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

elleboog (Dutch): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “elleboog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchellenbōge—
2Old Dutchelinbogo—
3Proto-Germanicalinabugôelbow
4Proto-Germanicbugôbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
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