Where does “okbensbåge” come from?

okbensbåge (Swedish) comes from Swedish okben, from Swedish ök, from Old Norse ok, from Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

okbensbåge (Swedish): zygomatic arch

Definitions

  1. zygomatic arch

Ancestry of “okbensbåge”, step by step

okbensbåge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish okben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishokbenzygoma, cheekbone
2Swedishöka beast of burden
3Old Norseokand; also, too; yoke
4Old Norsesváso
5Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
6Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)

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
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