Where does “byȝt” come from?

byȝt (Middle English) comes from Old English byht, from Proto-Germanic buhtiz, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

byȝt (Middle English): bend, bight

Definitions

  1. bend, bight

Ancestry of “byȝt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbyhtbend, angle, corner; bay, bight; a bend
2Proto-Germanicbuhtizbend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a...
3Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “byȝt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic buhtiz →