Where does “bücken” come from?

bücken (German) comes from German biegen, from Middle High German biegen, from Old High German biogan, from Proto-West Germanic beugan, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

bücken (German): to bend down, to stoop

Definitions

  1. to bend down, to stoop

Ancestry of “bücken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbiegento bend something; to bend; to be bent; to turn;...
2Middle High Germanbiegento bow; to bend
3Old High Germanbioganto bow; to bend or curve
4Proto-West Germanicbeuganto bend, to become bent
5Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “bücken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beugan →