Where does “boȝe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “boȝe”, step by step

boȝe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English boga

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

via Old English bōh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbōh—
2Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

via Old English bōg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbōgarm; shoulder; bough
2Old Polishbóggod; God
3Proto-Slavicbȍgъshare, cut, wealth, luck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →