Where does “bowe” come from?

bowe (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.

bowe (Middle English): bow; bowman

Definitions

  1. bow; bowman

Ancestry of “bowe”, step by step

bowe traces back through two 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 Middle Low German boch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbochbow of a ship
2Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

Words derived from “bowe”

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