Where does “buikje” come from?

buikje (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,...

buikje (Dutch): a belly with a slight or moderate excess of fat;...

Definitions

  1. a belly with a slight or moderate excess of fat;...

Ancestry of “buikje”, 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,...

Words derived from “buikje”

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