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Where does “bog” come from?

bog (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

bog (Old English): arm; shoulder; bough

Definitions

  1. arm; shoulder; bough

Ancestry of “bog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

Words derived from “bog”

  • bow
  • bough
  • bowstring
  • bowman
  • longbow
  • bowhead
  • oxbow
  • bowshot
  • bowtie
  • bowhunting
  • boweth
  • boughed
  • bowfin
  • bowsman
  • bowhunter
  • bowknot
  • moonbow
  • bowmaking
  • bowmanship
  • bowfront
  • bowleg
  • bowstave
  • downbow
  • sunbow
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