Where does “buk” come from?

buk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse búkr, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

buk (Norwegian Bokmål): belly, abdomen, stomach

Definitions

  1. belly, abdomen, stomach

Ancestry of “buk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebúkrtrunk
2Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “buk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būkaz →Every word from Old Norse búkr →