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Where does “Bucht” come from?

Bucht (German) comes from Middle Low German bucht, from Old Saxon buht, from Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic buhtiz, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

Bucht (German): bay; gulf; bight; niche, especially one that is...

Definitions

  1. bay; gulf; bight; niche, especially one that is...

Ancestry of “Bucht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbucht—
2Old Saxonbuht—
3Proto-West Germanic*buhti—
4Proto-Germanicbuhtizbend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a...
5Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “Bucht”

  • бухта
  • gebuchtet
  • puhti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →