Where does “buikdansen” come from?

buikdansen (Dutch) comes from Dutch buikdans, 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,...

buikdansen (Dutch): to do a belly dance

Definitions

  1. to do a belly dance

Ancestry of “buikdansen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuikdansbelly dance
2Dutchbuikbelly; paunch; The lowest inner part of a ship's...
3Middle Dutchbuucbelly; abdomen; half of a slaughtered animal
4Old Dutchbūk—
5Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “buikdansen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būkaz →Every word from Old Dutch būk →