Where does “Buckweedoag” come from?

Buckweedoag (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Buck, from Middle Low German bûk, from Old Saxon būk, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Buckweedoag (Plautdietsch): stomachache

Definitions

  1. stomachache

Ancestry of “Buckweedoag”, step by step

Buckweedoag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Buck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschBuckstomach, belly, tummy, abdomen
2Middle Low Germanbûkstomach, belly, abdomen, torso
3Old Saxonbūk—
4Proto-West Germanic*būk—
5Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

via Plautdietsch Weedoag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschWeedoagaches, pains
2PlautdietschWeepain, ache, hurting
3Middle Low Germanwēwe—
4Old Saxon*wēwo—
5Proto-Germanicwaiwôwoe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būk →