Where does “bouk” come from?

bouk (Middle English) comes from Old English būc, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

bouk (Middle English): belly, stomach; body; The main portion of a...

Definitions

  1. belly, stomach; body; The main portion of a...

Ancestry of “bouk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbūcbelly, stomach; belly, stomach, pitcher; belly,...
2Proto-West Germanic*būk—
3Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “bouk”

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