Where does “bōgher” come from?
bōgher (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse bógr, from Proto-Germanic bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.
Ancestry of “bōgher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | bógr | shoulder |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bōguz | upper arm, shoulder |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰāǵʰus | arm |