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Where does “bogiht” come from?

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

bogiht (Old English): crooked, full of bends

Definitions

  1. crooked, full of bends

Ancestry of “bogiht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbogabow; arch
2Proto-West Germanicbogōarch, bow; bow
3Proto-Germanicbugôbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
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