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Where does “buggjan” come from?

buggjan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic bugjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

buggjan (Proto-West Germanic): to buy

Definitions

  1. to buy

Ancestry of “buggjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbugjanąto deal; do business; exchange; to purchase; buy;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “buggjan”

  • buy
  • buying
  • buyer
  • buyback
  • homebuyer
  • buyeth
  • rebuy
  • bigg
  • buydown
  • homebuying
  • buyest
  • overbuy
  • buyable
  • unbuyable
  • underbuy
  • outbuy
  • housebuying
  • nonbuying
  • prebuy
  • nonbuyer
  • buyup
  • housebuyer
  • buy into
  • buy time
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