Where does “elbowe” come from?

elbowe (Middle English) comes from Old English elnboga, from Proto-Germanic alinabugô, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

elbowe (Middle English): elbow; A tassel suspended from the elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow; A tassel suspended from the elbow

Ancestry of “elbowe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishelnbogaelbow
2Proto-Germanicalinabugôelbow
3Proto-Germanicbugôbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “elbowe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →