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

bochspret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German boch

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

via Middle Low German spret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspretpole

Words derived from “bochspret”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōguz →Every word from Middle Low German boch →