Where does “gráðubogi” come from?

gráðubogi (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.

gráðubogi (Icelandic): a protractor

Definitions

  1. a protractor

Ancestry of “gráðubogi”, step by step

gráðubogi 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 gráða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgráðadegree
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →
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