Where does “boepens” come from?

boepens (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch boekpens, from Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-West Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

boepens (Afrikaans): potbelly, beer belly

Definitions

  1. potbelly, beer belly

Ancestry of “boepens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboekpensomasum
2Dutchboekbook; omasum
3Middle Dutchboecbook; book, tome, volume
4Old Dutchbuok—
5Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
6Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “boepens”

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