Where does “ziekenboeg” come from?

ziekenboeg (Dutch) comes from Dutch boeg, from Middle Dutch boech, from Old Dutch buog, from Proto-West Germanic *bōgu, from Proto-Germanic bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

ziekenboeg (Dutch): sick bay

Definitions

  1. sick bay

Ancestry of “ziekenboeg”, step by step

ziekenboeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch boeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboegbow
2Middle Dutchboechforearm; front shank
3Old Dutchbuog—
4Proto-West Germanic*bōgu—
5Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

via Dutch zieke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchziekepatient, sick person
2Middle Dutchsieke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōguz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bōgu →
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