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Where does “буксовать” come from?

буксовать (Russian) comes from Polish buksować, from German bugsieren, from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Old Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

буксовать (Russian): to skid, to spin around without traction; to...

Definitions

  1. to skid, to spin around without traction; to...

Ancestry of “буксовать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbuksować—
2Germanbugsierento tow a ship; to put something in a place; to...
3Dutchboegserento tug, to tow by rowing
4Portuguesepuxarto pull; to drag; to draw a weapon
5Old Portuguesepuxar—
6Latinpulsāre—
7Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
8Latinpellō—
9Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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