Where does “بيقل” come from?

بيقل (Hijazi Arabic) comes from English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל, from Middle High German bouc, from Old High German boug, from Proto-Germanic baugaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

بيقل (Hijazi Arabic): bagel

Definitions

  1. bagel

Ancestry of “بيقل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbagelA toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is...
2Yiddishבייגלbagel; Diminutive of בויגן
3Middle High Germanbouca ring
4Old High Germanbougring
5Proto-Germanicbaugaza bend; bow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baugaz →Every word from Old High German boug →