Where does “Bocht” come from?

Bocht (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian *bucht, from Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic buhtiz, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

Bocht (North Frisian): bay, bight, gulf

Definitions

  1. bay, bight, gulf

Ancestry of “Bocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisian*bucht—
2Proto-West Germanic*buhti—
3Proto-Germanicbuhtizbend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a...
4Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic buhtiz →