Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “byk” come from?

byk (Swedish) comes from Swedish byka, from Middle Low German büken.

byk (Swedish): a bunch of clothes to be washed

Definitions

  1. a bunch of clothes to be washed

Ancestry of “byk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbykato wash
2Middle Low Germanbüken—

Words derived from “byk”

  • kirjopyykki
  • nyrkkipyykki
  • pyykinkuivausteline
  • pyykinpesu
  • pyykkipoika
  • valkopyykki
  • pyykkinaru
  • pyykki
  • rajapyykki
Every word from Middle Low German büken →