Where does “big” come from?

big (Middle English) comes from Proto-Germanic bugja-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Ancestry of “big”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbugja-swollen up, thick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “big”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugja- →