Where does “Triumphbogen” come from?

Triumphbogen (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.

Triumphbogen (German): triumphal arch

Definitions

  1. triumphal arch

Ancestry of “Triumphbogen”, step by step

Triumphbogen 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 Triumph

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTriumphtriumph
2Latintriumphusa hymn in honor of Bacchus; "triumpe"; the Roman...
3Ancient Greekθρίαμβοςthriambus; A translation for Latin triumphus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô
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