Where does “boga” come from?

boga (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic bogō, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

boga (Old English): bow; arch

Definitions

  1. bow; arch

Ancestry of “boga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbogōarch, bow; bow
2Proto-Germanicbugôbow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “boga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →