Manlik

voetboog

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (masculine) an arbalest
  2. (masculine) the arch of a foot

Vertalings

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈvut.boːx/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle Dutch voetboge (“arbalest”), voetboghe. Equivalent to voet (“foot”) + boog (“bow, arch”). Named after the habit of keeping the arc in place with a foot when drawing. The sense “arch of a foot” is more recent.

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