boech

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *buog, from Proto-West Germanic *bōgu, from Proto-Germanic *bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰus (“arm”).

Noun

boech n

1. forearm
2. front shank (of an animal)

Inflection

Strong neuter noun

	singular	plural
nominative	boech	boech, boege
accusative	boech	boech, boege
genitive	boechs	boege
dative	boege	boegen

Descendants

• Dutch: boeg
  • Afrikaans: boeg

Further reading

• “boech”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “boech”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN