Where does “smalbuikje” come from?
smalbuikje (Dutch) comes from Dutch buikje, 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,...
smalbuikje (Dutch): Any buprestid beetle of the genus Agrilus
Definitions
- Any buprestid beetle of the genus Agrilus
Ancestry of “smalbuikje”, step by step
smalbuikje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch buikje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | buikje | a belly with a slight or moderate excess of fat;... |
| 2 | Dutch | buik | belly; paunch; The lowest inner part of a ship's... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | buuc | belly; abdomen; half of a slaughtered animal |
| 4 | Old Dutch | būk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | būkaz | belly, abdomen; body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōw- | to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,... |