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

Definitions

  1. archer

Ancestry of “בויגן־שיסער”, step by step

בויגן־שיסער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish בויגן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבויגןsheet; arc, bow, curve, arch; bow
2Old High Germanbogobow
3Proto-West Germanicbogōarch, bow; bow
4Proto-Germanicbugôbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via Yiddish שיסן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשיסןto shoot
2Middle High Germanschieȥen(of the target or of the projectile) to shoot
3Old High Germanskioȥanto shoot
4Proto-West Germanicskeutanto shoot
5Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugô →