Where does “buybull” come from?

buybull (English) comes from English buy, from Middle English byen, from Old English bycġan, from Proto-West Germanic buggjan, from Proto-Germanic bugjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

buybull (English): A Bible

Definitions

  1. A Bible

Ancestry of “buybull”, step by step

buybull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English buy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuyTo obtain in exchange for money or goods; To...
2Middle Englishbyento buy
3Old Englishbycġanto buy, pay for, acquire, redeem, ransom,...
4Proto-West Germanicbuggjanto buy
5Proto-Germanicbugjanąto deal; do business; exchange; to purchase; buy;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via English Bull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBullThe constellation and zodiacal sign Taurus
2Middle Englishbullfalsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bugjanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic buggjan
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