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Where does “buker” come from?

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

Ancestry of “buker”, step by step

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