Where does “Bogensehne” come from?

Bogensehne (German) comes from German Sehne, from Middle High German senne, from Old High German senawa, from Proto-West Germanic sinu, from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

Bogensehne (German): bowstring

Definitions

  1. bowstring

Ancestry of “Bogensehne”, step by step

Bogensehne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sehne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSehnesinew
2Middle High Germansenne—
3Old High Germansenawa—
4Proto-West Germanicsinusinew
5Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

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 (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō →