Where does “Spitzbogenfenster” come from?

Spitzbogenfenster (German) comes from German Spitzbogen, 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.

Spitzbogenfenster (German): pointed window

Definitions

  1. pointed window

Ancestry of “Spitzbogenfenster”, step by step

Spitzbogenfenster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Spitzbogen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpitzbogenogive, pointed arch
2Germanbogenfirst/third-person plural preterite of biegen
3Middle High Germanboge—
4Old High Germanbogobow
5Proto-West Germanicbogōarch, bow; bow
6Proto-Germanicbugôbow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via German Fenster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFensterwindow; time frame
2Middle High Germanvensterwindow
3Old High Germanfenstarwindow
4Proto-West Germanic*fenestrwindow
5Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
6Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →