Where does “Bucht” come from?

Bucht (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German bucht, from Old Saxon buht, from Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic buhtiz, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

Bucht (Plautdietsch): cove, inlet; harbour

Definitions

  1. cove, inlet; harbour

Ancestry of “Bucht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbucht—
2Old Saxonbuht—
3Proto-West Germanic*buhti—
4Proto-Germanicbuhtizbend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a...
5Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic buhtiz →