Where does “buik” come from?

buik (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): belly; paunch; The lowest inner part of a ship's...

Definitions

  1. belly; paunch; The lowest inner part of a ship's...

Ancestry of “buik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbuucbelly; abdomen; half of a slaughtered animal
2Old Dutchbūk—
3Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “buik”

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