Where does “bēag” come from?

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

bēag (Old English): a ring, bracelet, collar, garland, crown,...

Definitions

  1. a ring, bracelet, collar, garland, crown,...

Ancestry of “bēag”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bēag

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