Where does “Alemböög” come from?

Alemböög (North Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic alinabugô, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

Alemböög (North Frisian): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “Alemböög”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalinabugôelbow
2Proto-Germanicbugôbow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →