Where does “pilbåge” come from?

pilbåge (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.

pilbåge (Swedish): a bow (weapon for firing arrows)

Definitions

  1. a bow (weapon for firing arrows)

Ancestry of “pilbåge”, step by step

pilbåge 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 pil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpilarrow, the weapon; arrow, the symbol; dart, the...
2Old Norsepíla—
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →