Where does “albue” come from?

albue (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse albogi, from Old Norse ǫlnbogi, from Proto-Germanic alinabugô, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

albue (Norwegian Bokmål): an elbow; to elbow

Definitions

  1. an elbow; to elbow

Ancestry of “albue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsealbogi—
2Old Norseǫlnbogielbow
3Proto-Germanicalinabugôelbow
4Proto-Germanicbugôbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “albue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →
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