English word bow comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāǵʰus, Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰus (Arm.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰug-
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| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *bʰāǵʰus | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | arm |
| *bʰeh₂ǵʰus | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Arm. |
| *bʰug- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | ram |
| *beuganą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To bend, bow. |
| *bʰugʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *bōguz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Upper arm, shoulder. |
| bōh | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| *bugô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | A bow. |
| boga | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Something bent or curved, especially a bow. |
| boȝ | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| bow | English (eng) | (nautical) A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.. (saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.. A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).. A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical [...] |