Where does “bowpicker” come from?

bowpicker (English) comes from English bow, from Middle English bowe, from Old English boga, from Proto-West Germanic bogō, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

bowpicker (English): A gillnet boat that deploys the net from the bow of the boat

Definitions

  1. A gillnet boat that deploys the net from the bow of the boat

Ancestry of “bowpicker”, step by step

bowpicker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbowA weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other...
2Middle Englishbowebow; bowman
3Old Englishbogabow; arch
4Proto-West Germanicbogōarch, bow; bow
5Proto-Germanicbugôbow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via English picker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpickerAgent noun of pick; one who picks; Any user...
2Yiddishפּיקןpeck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →