Where does “bukfetma” come from?

bukfetma (Swedish) comes from Swedish buk, from Old Swedish būker, from Old Norse búkr, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

bukfetma (Swedish): abdominal obesity, central obesity

Definitions

  1. abdominal obesity, central obesity

Ancestry of “bukfetma”, step by step

bukfetma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish buk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbukbelly; abdomen; paunch
2Old Swedishbūkerbouk, belly
3Old Norsebúkrtrunk
4Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

via Swedish fetma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfetmaobesity
2Old East Norse*fæitmi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būkaz →Every word from Old Norse búkr →