Where does “Strebebogen” come from?

Strebebogen (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.

Strebebogen (German): flying buttress

Definitions

  1. flying buttress

Ancestry of “Strebebogen”, step by step

Strebebogen 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 strebēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrebēnto strive
2Middle High Germanstreben—
3Old High Germanstrëbēn—
4Proto-West Germanic*stribēnto strive
5Proto-Germanicstribānąto strive; exert oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →