Where does “bueken” come from?
bueken (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle High German bochen, from Proto-Germanic puk-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
Ancestry of “bueken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | bochen | to slap, strike |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | puk- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |
Words derived from “bueken”