Where does “saddlebow” come from?

saddlebow (English) comes from Middle English sadel-boȝe, from Old English sadolboga, 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.

saddlebow (English): Alternative form of saddle bow

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of saddle bow

Ancestry of “saddlebow”, step by step

saddlebow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English sadel-boȝe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsadel-boȝeAlternative form of sadel-bowe
2Old Englishsadolbogasaddle bow
3Old Englishbogabow; arch
4Proto-West Germanicbogōarch, bow; bow
5Proto-Germanicbugôbow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via Middle English sadel-bowe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsadel-boweA saddle bow or pommel
2Old Englishsadulboga—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →
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