Where does “Inselbogen” come from?

Inselbogen (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.

Inselbogen (German): island arc

Definitions

  1. island arc

Ancestry of “Inselbogen”, step by step

Inselbogen 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 insel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaninselan island, an isle
2Middle High Germaninsel—
3LatinĪnsula—
4Proto-Italicenselā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →