Where does “bûk” come from?

bûk (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon būk, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

bûk (Middle Low German): stomach, belly, abdomen, torso

Definitions

  1. stomach, belly, abdomen, torso

Ancestry of “bûk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbūk—
2Proto-West Germanic*būk—
3Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “bûk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būk →