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Where does “buigne” come from?

buigne (Old French) comes from Frankish bungjo, from Proto-West Germanic bungu, from Proto-Germanic bungô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

buigne (Old French): swelling, lump

Definitions

  1. swelling, lump

Ancestry of “buigne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbungjolittle clump; a swelling, lump, bump; lump, bump,...
2Proto-West Germanicbungulump, clump
3Proto-Germanicbungô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “buigne”

  • bony
  • bunny
  • bunion
  • intrabony
  • bunionectomy
  • boniness
  • bonily
  • nonbony
  • bunioned
  • bonytongue
  • honeybunny
  • bunnyhopping
  • bunnyball
  • bunny suit
  • fuckbunny
  • Easter Bunny
  • bony
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