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
Ancestry of “buȝen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | bugan | to bend, bow; to turn away, withdraw |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | beugan | to bend, to become bent |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | beuganą | to bend, bow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰūgʰ- | to bend |
Words derived from “buȝen”