Where does “ǫlnbogi” come from?

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

ǫlnbogi (Old Norse): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “ǫlnbogi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ǫlnbogi”

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