Where does “bigówka” come from?
bigówka (Polish) comes from Polish bigować, from German biegen, from Middle High German biegen, from Old High German biogan, from Proto-West Germanic beugan, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.
bigówka (Polish): creaser
Definitions
- creaser
Ancestry of “bigówka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | bigować | to crease |
| 2 | German | biegen | to bend something; to bend; to be bent; to turn;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | biegen | to bow; to bend |
| 4 | Old High German | biogan | to bow; to bend or curve |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | beugan | to bend, to become bent |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | beuganą | to bend, bow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰūgʰ- | to bend |