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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...

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

Ancestry of “ribbenboog”, step by step

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