Where does “būgen” come from?

būgen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon būgan, from Proto-West Germanic beugan, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

Ancestry of “būgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbūganto bend, bow (down)
2Proto-West Germanicbeuganto bend, to become bent
3Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “būgen”

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