Where does “bög” come from?

bög (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish bōgher, from Old Norse bógr, from Proto-Germanic bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

bög (Swedish): a homosexual male; gay, fag, queer, poof

Definitions

  1. a homosexual male; gay, fag, queer, poof

Ancestry of “bög”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbōgher—
2Old Norsebógrshoulder
3Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

Words derived from “bög”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōguz →Every word from Old Norse bógr →