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Where does “buht” come from?

buht (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic buhtiz, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

Ancestry of “buht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbuhtizbend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a...
2Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “buht”

  • bocht
  • bocht
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