Where does “bogastrengur” come from?

bogastrengur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic strengur, from Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

bogastrengur (Icelandic): bowstring

Definitions

  1. bowstring

Ancestry of “bogastrengur”, step by step

bogastrengur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic strengur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstrengura string; chord
2Old Norsestrengrstring
3Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Icelandic bogi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbogibow; arch, vault; gush, jet
2Old Norsebogibow
3Proto-Germanicbugôbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strangiz →