Where does “pfūchen” come from?

pfūchen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German pfūhhan, from Proto-Germanic pukaną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

Ancestry of “pfūchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanpfūhhanto spit, puff
2Proto-Germanicpukanąto spit, puff; to pick, peck, prick, knock
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “pfūchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pukaną →Every word from Old High German pfūhhan →
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