Where does “umbiegen” come from?

umbiegen (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.

umbiegen (German): to bend; to turn

Definitions

  1. to bend; to turn

Ancestry of “umbiegen”, 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 →
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