Where does “bight” come from?

bight (Middle English) comes from Old English byht, from Proto-Germanic buhtiz, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

Ancestry of “bight”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbyhtbend, angle, corner; bay, bight; a bend
2Proto-Germanicbuhtizbend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a...
3Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “bight”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic buhtiz →
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