Where does “bogeskyttar” come from?

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

bogeskyttar (Norwegian Nynorsk): an archer

Definitions

  1. an archer

Ancestry of “bogeskyttar”, step by step

bogeskyttar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk boge

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk skyttar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskyttarshooter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →