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Where does “Booge” come from?

Booge (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian boga, from Proto-Germanic bogo, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

Booge (Saterland Frisian): bow; curve; arch

Definitions

  1. bow; curve; arch

Ancestry of “Booge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianboga—
2Proto-Germanicbogo—
3Proto-Germanicbugôbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
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