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Where does “baukn” come from?

baukn (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic baukną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- — to be, become.

baukn (Frankish): sign, symbol

Definitions

  1. sign, symbol

Ancestry of “baukn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbauknąsign, symbol
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂u-to be, become

Words derived from “baukn”

  • boy
  • boys
  • bo
  • boyfriend
  • boyhood
  • cowboy
  • boyish
  • buoyant
  • schoolboy
  • buoyancy
  • buoy
  • playboy
  • tomboy
  • newsboy
  • boyishly
  • buoyantly
  • boyishness
  • busboy
  • bellboy
  • houseboy
  • ploughboy
  • postboy
  • boi
  • tomboyish
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