Where does “bugt” come from?
bugt (Icelandic) comes from Danish bugt, from Middle Low German bocht, from Old Saxon buht, from Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic buhtiz, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.
bugt (Icelandic): bend, curve; bight; bowing
Definitions
- bend, curve; bight; bowing
Ancestry of “bugt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | bugt | bay, gulf; curve; imperative of bugte |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bocht | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | buht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *buhti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | buhtiz | bend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | beuganą | to bend, bow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰūgʰ- | to bend |