Where does “buckich” come from?

buckich (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,...

buckich (Plautdietsch): pot-bellied

Definitions

  1. pot-bellied

Ancestry of “buckich”, step by step

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,...

Words derived from “buckich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būk →