Where does “Boge” come from?

Boge (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German boge, from Old High German bogo, from Proto-West Germanic bogō, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

Boge (Pennsylvania German): bow; sheet of paper; arc, arch

Definitions

  1. bow; sheet of paper; arc, arch

Ancestry of “Boge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanboge—
2Old High Germanbogobow
3Proto-West Germanicbogōarch, bow; bow
4Proto-Germanicbugôbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “Boge”

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