Where does “bōgen” come from?
bōgen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *baugijan, from Proto-Germanic baugijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
bōgen (Old Dutch): to cause to bend
Definitions
- to cause to bend
Ancestry of “bōgen”, step by step
bōgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic *baugijan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *baugijan | to (cause to) bend, to make bent |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | baugijaną | to bend, bow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Proto-Germanic *baugijan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *baugijan | — |