Where does “Bogenfenster” come from?

Bogenfenster (German) comes from German bogen, from Middle High German boge, from Old High German bogo, from Proto-West Germanic bogō, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

Bogenfenster (German): arched window

Definitions

  1. arched window

Ancestry of “Bogenfenster”, step by step

Bogenfenster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bogen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbogenfirst/third-person plural preterite of biegen
2Middle High Germanboge—
3Old High Germanbogobow
4Proto-West Germanicbogōarch, bow; bow
5Proto-Germanicbugôbow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via German Fenster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFensterwindow; time frame
2Middle High Germanvensterwindow
3Old High Germanfenstarwindow
4Proto-West Germanic*fenestrwindow
5Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
6Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →