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Where does “bught” come from?

bught (Middle English) comes from Old English būhsum, from Old English būgan, from Proto-West Germanic beugan, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

Ancestry of “bught”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbūhsumbendsome, pliant, obedient; bendable, flexible,...
2Old Englishbūganto bend, bow
3Proto-West Germanicbeuganto bend, to become bent
4Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “bught”

  • bout
  • interbout
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