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
Ancestry of “bugen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | būgen | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | būgan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | beugan | to bend, to become bent |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | beuganą | to bend, bow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰūgʰ- | to bend |