Where does “bucht” come from?

bucht (Scots) comes from Middle English bight, from Old English byht, from Proto-Germanic buhtiz, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

bucht (Scots): sheepfold, pen, bucht

Definitions

  1. sheepfold, pen, bucht

Ancestry of “bucht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbight—
2Old Englishbyhtbend, angle, corner; bay, bight; a bend
3Proto-Germanicbuhtizbend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a...
4Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “bucht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic buhtiz →