Where does “biegsam” come from?

biegsam (German) comes from German biegen, from Middle High German biegen, from Old High German biogan, from Proto-West Germanic beugan, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

biegsam (German): flexible, supple

Definitions

  1. flexible, supple

Ancestry of “biegsam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbiegento bend something; to bend; to be bent; to turn;...
2Middle High Germanbiegento bow; to bend
3Old High Germanbioganto bow; to bend or curve
4Proto-West Germanicbeuganto bend, to become bent
5Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beugan →