Where does “Bauchnabel” come from?

Bauchnabel (German) comes from German Bauch, from Middle High German būch, from Old High German būh, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Bauchnabel (German): navel, bellybutton, umbilicus

Definitions

  1. navel, bellybutton, umbilicus

Ancestry of “Bauchnabel”, step by step

Bauchnabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBauchabdomen, belly
2Middle High Germanbūchbelly
3Old High Germanbūhbelly
4Proto-West Germanic*būk—
5Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

via German Nabel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNabelnavel; bellybutton; centre; middle
2Old High Germannabalonavel
3Proto-Germanicnabalônavel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nobʰ-navel, nave

Words derived from “Bauchnabel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būk →
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