Where does “bogie” come from?

bogie (English) comes from English bogey, from Middle English bugge, from Proto-Germanic bugja-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bogie (English): One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or...

Definitions

  1. One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or...

Ancestry of “bogie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbogeyThe Devil; A ghost, goblin, or other hostile...
2Middle Englishbuggebogy, hobgoblin, bugbear; scarecrow
3Proto-Germanicbugja-swollen up, thick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “bogie”

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