Where does “boga” come from?

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

Ancestry of “boga”, step by step

boga traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bogo

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

via Old English bōia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbōiaboy
2Proto-Germanicbōjôyounger brother, young male relation
3Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say

via Proto-West Germanic bogō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbogōarch, bow; bow

Words derived from “boga”

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