Where does “bogna” come from?

bogna (Icelandic) comes from Middle Low German būgen, from Old Saxon būgan, from Proto-West Germanic beugan, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

bogna (Icelandic): to become bent, to bow; to give up, to give in

Definitions

  1. to become bent, to bow; to give up, to give in

Ancestry of “bogna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbūgen—
2Old Saxonbūganto bend, bow (down)
3Proto-West Germanicbeuganto bend, to become bent
4Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beugan →