böja

Swedish

verb-reg
Definitions
  • bow, bend (to become bent)
  • (grammar) inflect

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish bøghia, bø̄ghia inherited from Old Norse beygja (bend) inherited from Proto-Germanic *baugijaną root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (bend).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰewgʰ-

Gloss

bend

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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