Where does “bēah” come from?

bēah (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *baug, from Proto-Germanic baugaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

bēah (Old English): ring

Definitions

  1. ring

Ancestry of “bēah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*baugring, bracelet
2Proto-Germanicbaugaza bend; bow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “bēah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baugaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *baug →
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