Where does “spanningsboog” come from?

spanningsboog (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.

spanningsboog (Dutch): tension, suspense device used in media to hold the consumer's attention

Definitions

  1. tension, suspense device used in media to hold the consumer's attention

Ancestry of “spanningsboog”, step by step

spanningsboog 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 spanning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspanningtension; voltage
2Middle Dutchspanninge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →
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