Where does “spekbuik” come from?

spekbuik (Dutch) comes from Dutch spek, from Middle Dutch spec, from Old Dutch spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic spiką, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

spekbuik (Dutch): a belly with an excess of subcutaneous fat; a...

Definitions

  1. a belly with an excess of subcutaneous fat; a...

Ancestry of “spekbuik”, step by step

spekbuik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch spek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspekbacon; marshmallow; a Spaniard, especially during...
2Middle Dutchspec—
3Old Dutchspek—
4Proto-West Germanic*spikbacon
5Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

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,...
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