Where does “bowgh” come from?

bowgh (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch boech, from Old Dutch buog, from Proto-West Germanic *bōgu, from Proto-Germanic bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

Ancestry of “bowgh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchboechforearm; front shank
2Old Dutchbuog—
3Proto-West Germanic*bōgu—
4Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōguz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bōgu →