Where does “buikdrager” come from?

buikdrager (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,...

buikdrager (Dutch): baby sling that has the baby in front of the...

Definitions

  1. baby sling that has the baby in front of the...

Ancestry of “buikdrager”, step by step

buikdrager 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 drager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdragerA carrier, one who carries or bears something; A...
2Middle Dutchdragere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →