Where does “buikdans” come from?

buikdans (Dutch) 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,...

buikdans (Dutch): belly dance

Definitions

  1. belly dance

Ancestry of “buikdans”, step by step

buikdans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch buik

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,...

via Dutch dans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdansdance
2Middle Dutchdans—
3Old Frenchdansedance

Words derived from “buikdans”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →