Where does “bepucker” come from?
bepucker (English) comes from English pucker, from English poke, from Middle English poke, from Anglo-Norman poke, from Frankish *pokō, from Proto-Germanic *puhô, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
bepucker (English): To pucker
Definitions
- To pucker
Ancestry of “bepucker”, step by step
bepucker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pucker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pucker | To pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to... |
| 2 | English | poke | To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or... |
| 3 | Middle English | poke | sack, pouch, bag |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | poke | sack |
| 5 | Frankish | *pokō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *puhô | bag |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |