Where does “bógr” come from?

bógr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

bógr (Old Norse): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “bógr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

Words derived from “bógr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōguz →
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