Where does “bigorektyk” come from?
bigorektyk (Polish) comes from Polish bigoreksja, from English bigorexia, from English big, from Middle English big, from Middle English biggen, from Old Norse byggja, from Proto-Germanic būwijaną, from Proto-Germanic būaną — to become, grow, appear.
bigorektyk (Polish): bigorexic
Definitions
- bigorexic
Ancestry of “bigorektyk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | bigoreksja | bigorexia |
| 2 | English | bigorexia | A mental disorder in which the sufferer perceives... |
| 3 | English | big | Of great size, large; Thought to have undue... |
| 4 | Middle English | big | — |
| 5 | Middle English | biggen | build; dwell |
| 6 | Old Norse | byggja | to settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | būwijaną | to settle, to inhabit |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |