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Where does “bugô” come from?

bugô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

bugô (Proto-Germanic): bow

Definitions

  1. bow

Ancestry of “bugô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “bugô”

  • bow
  • elbow
  • rainbow
  • bough
  • bowstring
  • bowman
  • longbow
  • bowhead
  • oxbow
  • bowshot
  • bowtie
  • elbowroom
  • bowhunting
  • boweth
  • boughed
  • bowfin
  • bowsman
  • bowhunter
  • bowknot
  • moonbow
  • bowmaking
  • bowmanship
  • bowfront
  • rainbowlike
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