Where does “buestreng” come from?

buestreng (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bue, 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.

buestreng (Norwegian Bokmål): a bowstring

Definitions

  1. a bowstring

Ancestry of “buestreng”, step by step

buestreng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbuea bow; an arch; an arc
2Danishbuebow; curve, arc; arch, vault
3Old Norsebogibow
4Proto-Germanicbugôbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via Norwegian Bokmål streng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstrengstrict; stringent; harsh
2Old Norsestrengrstring
3Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →