bog

Swedish

/buːɡ/

noun
Definitions
  • shoulder (of an animal)
  • bow (front of boat or ship)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish bogher, bōgher inherited from Old Norse bógr (shoulder) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bōguz (shoulder, arm, upper arm) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāǵʰus.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰāǵʰus

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