Proto-Indo-European

*bʰewgʰ-

‘to bend’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ-.

13 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ-, most familiar first.

• buy ← byen ← bycġan ← *buggjan ← *bugjaną
• bought
• bow ← bowe ← boga ← *bugô ← *bʰugʰ-
• bee ← bie ← bēah ← *baug ← *baugaz
• rainbow ← reynbowe ← reġnboga ← *regnabogō ← *regnabugô
• bout
• badge ← bage
• bail ← beyle ← bīeġels ← bīeġan ← *baugijan
• bagel ← בייגל ← bouc ← boug ← *baug
• bight ← byht ← *buhti ← *buhtiz ← *beuganą
• beag ← *baug ← *baugaz
• bucht ← bight ← byht ← *buhti ← *buhtiz

More words from *bʰewgʰ-

• bague

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ-