Middle English word bowen comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰūgʰ-, Proto-Germanic *bōōną (To boast, tell.)

Detailed word origin of bowen

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*bʰewgʰ-	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*bʰūgʰ-	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)	to bend
*bōōną	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	To boast, tell.
bōian	Old English (ang)
*beuganą	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	To bend, bow.
būgan	Old English (ang)
bugan	Old English (ang)	To bend, bow (down). To turn away, withdraw.
buȝen	Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as bowen