Bügel

Meaning

1. (masculine, strong) a bent or curved piece of metal (or less often other material), a bail, bow, ring, specifically
2. (masculine, strong) a bent or curved piece of metal (or less often other material), a bail, bow, ring, specifically
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine, strong) a bent or curved piece of metal (or less often other material), a bail, bow, ring, specifically
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine, strong) a bent or curved piece of metal (or less often other material), a bail, bow, ring, specifically

Concepts

stirrup

hanger

clip

underwire

bail

frame

yoke

coat hanger

collar

earpiece

reinforcement stirrup

handle

bracket

hoop

jaw

ring

💍

bow

🙇

strap

temple

trigger

waist

arm

clamp

🗜️

buckle

Synonyms

Bogen

🙇

Kleiderbügel

Steigbügel

Spannbügel

Pantograf

Ring

💍

Pantograph

Stromabnehmer

Haken

🪝

Passe

Bandstahl

Aufhängeeisen

Kleiderstange

Aufhänger

Bügelstromabnehmer

Frosch

🐸

Griff

Henkel

Klammer

🗜️

Lappen

Steg

🛣️

Aronstab

Translations

askı

toog

boog

🙇

cintre

aro

percha

arco

🙇

klerenhanger

arc

🙇

étrier

gruccia

🩼

staffa

kleerhanger

prua

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbyːɡl̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: bügele

In summary

From Middle High German *bügel (attested as bügele f, later bogell m [15th c.]), from Proto-Germanic *bugilaz, from the root of *beuganą (“to bend, bow”). Cognate with Dutch beugel, Middle Low German bȫgel (earlier already Old Saxon armbugil), Old Norse bygill (whence Danish bøjle etc.).
It seems that the word was originally northern (Low and Central German) and established itself more widely only during the 16th century. The Schweizerisches Idiotikon still considers it “not truly autochthonous” (nicht recht volksmäßig).