Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “bochspret” come from?

bochspret (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German boch, from Proto-Germanic bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

Ancestry of “bochspret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbochbow of a ship
2Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

Words derived from “bochspret”

  • bowsprit
  • bowspritted
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