Where does “biegen” come from?

biegen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German biogan, from Proto-West Germanic beugan, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

biegen (Middle High German): to bow; to bend

Definitions

  1. to bow; to bend

Ancestry of “biegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbioganto bow; to bend or curve
2Proto-West Germanicbeuganto bend, to become bent
3Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “biegen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beugan →