Where does “baugrygr” come from?

baugrygr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse baugr, from Proto-Germanic baugaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

baugrygr (Old Norse): a woman who has inherited the position of head of a family and is thus entitled to receive and pay wergeld

Definitions

  1. a woman who has inherited the position of head of a family and is thus entitled to receive and pay wergeld

Ancestry of “baugrygr”, step by step

baugrygr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse baugr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebaugrring
2Proto-Germanicbaugaza bend; bow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via Old Norse rygr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserygr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baugaz →Every word from Old Norse baugr →