Where does “bōge” come from?

bōge (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bogo, from Proto-West Germanic bogō, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

bōge (Middle Dutch): bow (weapon)

Definitions

  1. bow (weapon)

Ancestry of “bōge”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bōge”

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