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Where does “bugge” come from?

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

bugge (Middle English): bogy, hobgoblin, bugbear; scarecrow

Definitions

  1. bogy, hobgoblin, bugbear; scarecrow

Ancestry of “bugge”, 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 “bugge”

  • bug
  • debug
  • debugger
  • bugbear
  • ladybug
  • jitterbug
  • bedbug
  • booger
  • firebug
  • bughouse
  • superbug
  • doodlebug
  • greenbug
  • stinkbug
  • shutterbug
  • buglike
  • tumblebug
  • litterbug
  • spittlebug
  • bugbane
  • debuggable
  • lovebug
  • bugfree
  • bugan
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