Where does “byht” come from?

byht (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic buhtiz, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

byht (Old English): bend, angle, corner; bay, bight; a bend

Definitions

  1. bend, angle, corner; bay, bight; a bend

Ancestry of “byht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbuhtizbend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a...
2Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “byht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic buhtiz →