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Where does “bōh” come from?
bōh (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.
Ancestry of “bōh”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
bōguz
upper arm, shoulder
2
Proto-Indo-European
bʰāǵʰus
arm
Words derived from “bōh”
beuch
boȝe
bogh
boȝ
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