English
fiddlebow
From fiddle + bow.
Proto-Germanic *fiþulǭ
Proto-West Germanic *fiþulā
Old English *fiþele ‘fiddle or violin’
Middle English fithele ‘a string instrument played with a bow’
English fiddle
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
noun A bow used to play the fiddle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fiddlebow