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Where does “buyup” come from?

buyup (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.

buyup (English): The act of buying land or some other commodity...

Definitions

  1. The act of buying land or some other commodity...

Ancestry of “buyup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuyTo obtain in exchange for money or goods; To...
2Middle Englishbyen—
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
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