Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “bucken” come from?

bucken (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic bukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

bucken (Middle Low German): to bend

Definitions

  1. to bend

Ancestry of “bucken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbukkōną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “bucken”

  • bocka
  • bokka
  • bukka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →