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
- The practice and discipline archery
Ancestry of “Bogenschießen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | bogen | first/third-person plural preterite of biegen |
| 2 | Middle High German | boge | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bogo | bow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bogō | arch, bow; bow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bugô | bow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰugʰ- | bow; arch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewgʰ- | to bend; curve, arch |