Where does “bagel” come from?

Bagel comes from Yiddish בייגל, derived from Old High German bouc and boug, from Proto-Germanic baugaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- and bʰūgʰ-.

bagel (English): A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is...

Definitions

  1. A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is...

Ancestry of “bagel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבייגלbagel; Diminutive of בויגן
2Middle High Germanbouca ring
3Old High Germanbougring
4Proto-Germanicbaugaza bend; bow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “bagel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baugaz →Every word from Old High German boug →