Where does “bøghia” come from?

bøghia (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse beygja, from Proto-Germanic baugijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

bøghia (Old Swedish): to bend; to turn; to force, compel

Definitions

  1. to bend; to turn; to force, compel

Ancestry of “bøghia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebeygjato bend, bow
2Proto-Germanicbaugijanąto bend, bow
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “bøghia”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →