Where does “buggen” come from?

buggen (Middle English) comes from Old English bycġan, from Proto-West Germanic buggjan, from Proto-Germanic bugjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

Ancestry of “buggen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbycġanto buy, pay for, acquire, redeem, ransom,...
2Proto-West Germanicbuggjanto buy
3Proto-Germanicbugjanąto deal; do business; exchange; to purchase; buy;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic buggjan →