Where does “boge” come from?

boge (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bogo, from Proto-West Germanic bogō, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

Ancestry of “boge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbogobow
2Proto-West Germanicbogōarch, bow; bow
3Proto-Germanicbugôbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “boge”

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