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Where does “buggian” come from?

buggian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic buggjan, from Proto-Germanic bugjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

buggian (Old Saxon): to buy; to purchase

Definitions

  1. to buy; to purchase

Ancestry of “buggian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbuggjanto buy
2Proto-Germanicbugjanąto deal; do business; exchange; to purchase; buy;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
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