Where does “bowen” come from?

bowen (Middle English) comes from Old English būgan, from Proto-West Germanic beugan, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

bowen (Middle English): To bow, kneel; To submit, be obedient; To fall,...

Definitions

  1. To bow, kneel; To submit, be obedient; To fall,...

Ancestry of “bowen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbūganto bend, bow
2Proto-West Germanicbeuganto bend, to become bent
3Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beugan →