Where does “bob” come from?

bob (Volapük) comes from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

bob (Volapük): bow weapon

Definitions

  1. bow weapon

Ancestry of “bob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbugôbow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “bob”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →