Where does “Buk” come from?
Buk (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian būk, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
Buk (Saterland Frisian): buck
Ancestry of “Buk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | būk | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *būk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | būkaz | belly, abdomen; body |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōw- | to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,... |