Where does “Bogengang” come from?

Bogengang (German) comes from German gang, from English gang, from Middle English gang, from Old English gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Bogengang (German): archway

Definitions

  1. archway

Ancestry of “Bogengang”, step by step

Bogengang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangangobsolete form of geh, second-person imperative...
2EnglishgangTo go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;...
3Middle Englishganggoing
4Old Englishganggoing, walking; path; gait
5Proto-Germanic*gang
6Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz