Where does “girigbuk” come from?

girigbuk (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,...

girigbuk (Swedish): a greedy person, a money-grubber

Definitions

  1. a greedy person, a money-grubber

Ancestry of “girigbuk”, step by step

girigbuk 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 girig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgiriggreedy
2Old Norsegráðugrgreedy
3Proto-Germanicgrēdagazhungry; greedy
4Proto-Germanicgrēdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būkaz →Every word from Old Norse búkr →