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Dutch
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvut.boːx/
- Hyphenation: voet‧boog
Noun
voetboog m (plural voetbogen, diminutive voetboogje n)
- an arbalest
- the arch of a foot
- Synonym: boog