Where does “buik” come from?

buik (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch buik, from Middle Dutch buuc, from Old Dutch būk, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

buik (Afrikaans): abdomen, belly, stomach, paunch

Definitions

  1. abdomen, belly, stomach, paunch

Ancestry of “buik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuikbelly; paunch; The lowest inner part of a ship's...
2Middle Dutchbuucbelly; abdomen; half of a slaughtered animal
3Old Dutchbūk—
4Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būkaz →Every word from Old Dutch būk →
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