Where does “buȝen” come from?

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

buȝen (Middle English): to bow, bend

Definitions

  1. to bow, bend

Ancestry of “buȝen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbuganto bend, bow; to turn away, withdraw
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 →
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