Where does “Bogenmaß” come from?

Bogenmaß (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.

Bogenmaß (German): radian measure, circular measure

Definitions

  1. radian measure, circular measure

Ancestry of “Bogenmaß”, step by step

Bogenmaß 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 maß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmaßfirst/third-person singular preterite of messen
2Middle High Germanmāz—
3Old High Germanmāza—
4Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
5Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →