, from Proto-Germanic *baugaz ("ring, bow"), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- ("to bend"). Cognate with dialectal German Baug ("ring, collar"), Icelandic baugur ("ring, circle"). bee#Etymology_3. Related to bagel.
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