English

embow

From em- + bow.

Formed from en- + bow

Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- ‘to bend’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰugʰ-

Proto-Germanic *bugô ‘bow (weapon)’

Old English boga ‘bow (weapon)’

Middle English bowe

English bow

Today it means

verb To bend like a bow; to curve.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.