Where does “bukka” come from?

bukka (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German bucken, from Proto-Germanic bukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

Ancestry of “bukka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbuckento bend
2Proto-Germanicbukkōnąto bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bukkōną →Every word from Middle Low German bucken →