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

Definitions

  1. buck

Ancestry of “Buk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbūkbelly
2Proto-West Germanic*būk—
3Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “Buk”

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