Where does “ribbenboog” come from?

ribbenboog (Dutch) comes 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.

ribbenboog (Dutch): Costal arch, the medial ends of the seventh to...

Definitions

  1. Costal arch, the medial ends of the seventh to...

Ancestry of “ribbenboog”, step by step

ribbenboog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch boog

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

via Dutch rib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchribrib; a truss
2Middle Dutchribberib
3Old Dutchribba—
4Proto-West Germanicribirib
5Proto-Germanicribjō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →