Where does “bonxie” come from?

bonxie (English) comes from Scots bonxie, from Old Norse bunki, from Proto-Germanic bunkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

bonxie (English): The great skua, "Stercorarius skua"

Definitions

  1. The great skua, "Stercorarius skua"

Ancestry of “bonxie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsbonxiethe great skua, "Stercorarius skua"
2Old Norsebunki—
3Proto-Germanicbunkôcrowd; heap, pile; bump, lump
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bunkô →