Where does “būgan” come from?

būgan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic būganą, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

būgan (Old Dutch): to bend, bow

Definitions

  1. to bend, bow

Ancestry of “būgan”, step by step

būgan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic būganą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicbūganąAlternative form of *beuganą; to bend
2Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

via Proto-West Germanic beugan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbeuganto bend, to become bent

Words derived from “būgan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic būganą →