Where does “Gaumenbogen” come from?

Gaumenbogen (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.

Gaumenbogen (German): palatal arch

Definitions

  1. palatal arch

Ancestry of “Gaumenbogen”, step by step

Gaumenbogen 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 Gaumen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGaumenpalate; the sense of taste; oral cavity
2Middle High Germangaume—
3Old High Germangoumopalate
4Proto-GermanicgaumôAlternative form of *gōmô; palate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₂-to yawn; to gape; yawn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →