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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-
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