Where does “Bauchweh” come from?

Bauchweh (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,...

Bauchweh (German): stomachache

Definitions

  1. stomachache

Ancestry of “Bauchweh”, step by step

Bauchweh 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 weh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwehsore, painful; alas! woe!
2Middle High Germanwē—
3Old High Germanwēwoe
4Proto-West Germanicwaiwoe!, alas!
5Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →