Where does “Bogenschießen” come from?

Bogenschießen (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.

Bogenschießen (German): The practice and discipline archery

Definitions

  1. The practice and discipline archery

Ancestry of “Bogenschießen”, step by step

Bogenschießen 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 schießen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschießento shoot; to fire; to kick; to shoot; to shoot
2Middle High Germanschieȥen(of the target or of the projectile) to shoot
3Old High Germanskioȥanto shoot
4Proto-West Germanicskeutanto shoot
5Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô