Where does “larmbåge” come from?

larmbåge (Swedish) comes from Swedish båge, from Old Swedish bughi, from Old Norse bogi, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

larmbåge (Swedish): archway metal detector

Definitions

  1. archway metal detector

Ancestry of “larmbåge”, step by step

larmbåge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish båge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbågebow; a weapon; bow-shaped bend; circular arc
2Old Swedishbughibow
3Old Norsebogibow
4Proto-Germanicbugôbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via Swedish larm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlarmalarm; a warning sound; device intended to yield...
2Swedishalarman alarm (warning or emergency signal, and a device that emits such a signal)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →