Where does “Spitzbogen” come from?

Spitzbogen (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.

Spitzbogen (German): ogive, pointed arch

Definitions

  1. ogive, pointed arch

Ancestry of “Spitzbogen”, step by step

Spitzbogen 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 spitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitzpointed, pointy; sharp; spiky
2Old High Germanspizzi—

Words derived from “Spitzbogen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →