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Where does “elinbogo” come from?

elinbogo (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic alinabugô, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

elinbogo (Old High German): The elbow

Definitions

  1. The elbow

Ancestry of “elinbogo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “elinbogo”

  • Ellbogen
  • elenboge
  • עלנבויגן
  • Ielebou
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