Where does “בויגן־שיסער” come from?
בויגן־שיסער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בויגן, from Old High German bogo, from Proto-West Germanic bogō, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.
בויגן־שיסער (Yiddish): archer
Ancestry of “בויגן־שיסער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | בויגן | sheet; arc, bow, curve, arch; bow |
| 2 | Old High German | bogo | bow |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bogō | arch, bow; bow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bugô | bow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰugʰ- | bow; arch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewgʰ- | to bend; curve, arch |