Where does “ellbogen” come from?

ellbogen (German) comes from Middle High German elenboge, from Old High German elinbogo, from Proto-Germanic alinabugô, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

ellbogen (German): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “ellbogen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanelenboge—
2Old High GermanelinbogoThe elbow
3Proto-Germanicalinabugôelbow
4Proto-Germanicbugôbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →