Where does “bugen” come from?
bugen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch būgan, from Proto-Germanic būganą, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.
bugen (Middle Dutch): to bend; to bow; to yield, to give way
Definitions
- to bend; to bow; to yield, to give way
Ancestry of “bugen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | būgan | to bend, bow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | būganą | Alternative form of *beuganą; to bend |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | beuganą | to bend, bow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰūgʰ- | to bend |
Words derived from “bugen”