Where does “triomfboog” come from?

triomfboog (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.

triomfboog (Dutch): triumphal arch

Definitions

  1. triumphal arch

Ancestry of “triomfboog”, step by step

triomfboog 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 triomf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtriomftriumph
2Old Frenchtriomphea triumph, victory
3Latintriumphusa hymn in honor of Bacchus; "triumpe"; the Roman...
4Ancient Greekθρίαμβοςthriambus; A translation for Latin triumphus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →