Where does “Buganker” come from?
Buganker (German) comes from German anker, from Middle High German anker, from Old High German anker, from Proto-West Germanic *ankurō, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.
Buganker (German): bower anchor
Definitions
- bower anchor
Ancestry of “Buganker”, step by step
Buganker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German anker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | anker | inflection of ankern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | anker | — |
| 3 | Old High German | anker | anchor |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ankurō | anchor |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ankurô | anchor |
| 6 | Latin | ancōra | anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |
via German Bug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bug | bow, prow; nose; shoulder joint |
| 2 | Polish | Bug | software bug |
| 3 | English | Bug | A Volkswagen Beetle car; A Bugatti car |
| 4 | English | bugge | beetle |
| 5 | Middle English | bugge | bogy, hobgoblin, bugbear; scarecrow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bugja- | swollen up, thick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |