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Where does “bugsieren” come from?

bugsieren (German) comes from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Old Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

bugsieren (German): to tow a ship; to put something in a place; to...

Definitions

  1. to tow a ship; to put something in a place; to...

Ancestry of “bugsieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboegserento tug, to tow by rowing
2Portuguesepuxarto pull; to drag; to draw a weapon
3Old Portuguesepuxar—
4Latinpulsāre—
5Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
6Latinpellō—
7Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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