Where does “Torbogen” come from?

Torbogen (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.

Torbogen (German): archway

Definitions

  1. archway

Ancestry of “Torbogen”, step by step

Torbogen 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 tor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantorgate, archway passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry
2Old High Germantor—
3Proto-Germanicdurąbig door, gate
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →