Proto-Germanic

*bugô

‘bow (weapon)’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *bugô.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *bugô, most familiar first.

• bow ← bowe ← boga
• rainbow ← reynbowe ← reġnboga ← *regnabogō ← *regnabugô

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *bugô