Where does “bugen” come from?

bugen (Low German) 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.

bugen (Low German): to bow

Definitions

  1. to bow

Ancestry of “bugen”, 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 →