Where does “buktighet” come from?
buktighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish buktig, from Swedish bukt, from Middle Low German bocht, from Old Saxon buht, from Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic buhtiz, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.
buktighet (Swedish): sinuousness, warpage
Definitions
- sinuousness, warpage
Ancestry of “buktighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | buktig | smoothly rounded, smoothly curved |
| 2 | Swedish | bukt | a broad, smoothly curved indentation in a coastline; a bay, a gulf, a bight |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bocht | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | buht | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *buhti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | buhtiz | bend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | beuganą | to bend, bow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰūgʰ- | to bend |