Where does “bonxie” come from?

bonxie (Scots) comes from Old Norse bunki, from Proto-Germanic bunkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

bonxie (Scots): the great skua, "Stercorarius skua"

Definitions

  1. the great skua, "Stercorarius skua"

Ancestry of “bonxie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebunki—
2Proto-Germanicbunkôcrowd; heap, pile; bump, lump
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “bonxie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bunkô →
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