Where does “bowk” come from?
bowk (English) comes from Middle English bolken, from Old English bealcian, from Proto-West Germanic *balkōn, from Proto-Germanic belkaną — to belch.
bowk (English): To belch, to burp; To vomit
Definitions
- To belch, to burp; To vomit
Ancestry of “bowk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bolken | to belch, vomit |
| 2 | Old English | bealcian | to belch, utter, bring up, sputter out, pour out,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *balkōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | belkaną | to belch |