Where does “bue” come from?

bue (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish bue, from Old Norse bogi, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

bue (Norwegian Bokmål): a bow; an arch; an arc

Definitions

  1. a bow; an arch; an arc

Ancestry of “bue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbuebow; curve, arc; arch, vault
2Old Norsebogibow
3Proto-Germanicbugôbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “bue”

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