Where does “buwen” come from?
buwen (Middle English) comes from Old English būgan, from Proto-West Germanic beugan, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.
Ancestry of “buwen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | būgan | to bend, bow |
| 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 “buwen”