Where does “olnbogi” come from?

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

olnbogi (Icelandic): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “olnbogi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseǫlnbogielbow
2Proto-Germanicalinabugôelbow
3Proto-Germanicbugôbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “olnbogi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →
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