Where does “bouc” come from?

bouc (Middle High German) comes from Old High German boug, from Proto-Germanic baugaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

bouc (Middle High German): a ring

Definitions

  1. a ring

Ancestry of “bouc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbougring
2Proto-Germanicbaugaza bend; bow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “bouc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baugaz →Every word from Old High German boug →
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