Where does “fleygbogi” come from?

fleygbogi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bogi, from Old Norse bogi, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

fleygbogi (Icelandic): parabola

Definitions

  1. parabola

Ancestry of “fleygbogi”, step by step

fleygbogi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Icelandic fleygur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfleygurable to fly; fledge, fledged; wedge
2Old Norsefleygr—
3Proto-Germanicflaugijaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →