Where does “Geigenbogen” come from?

Geigenbogen (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.

Geigenbogen (German): violin bow

Definitions

  1. violin bow

Ancestry of “Geigenbogen”, step by step

Geigenbogen 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 Geige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeigeviolin, fiddle
2Middle High Germangīge—
3Old High Germangīgafiddle
4Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →
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