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Where does “buuc” come from?

buuc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch būk, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

buuc (Middle Dutch): belly; abdomen; half of a slaughtered animal

Definitions

  1. belly; abdomen; half of a slaughtered animal

Ancestry of “buuc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbūk—
2Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “buuc”

  • ascorbic
  • scorbutic
  • antiscorbutic
  • ascorbyl
  • dehydroascorbic
  • dehydroascorbate
  • scorbic
  • scorbutus
  • scorbuticus
  • скорбут
  • Skorbut
  • uitbuiken
  • buikdienst
  • buikgriep
  • buiktyfus
  • onderbuik
  • buikschuiver
  • buikdienaar
  • buikdrager
  • buik
  • onderbuikgevoel
  • spekbuik
  • buikdans
  • bierbuik
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