Where does “isterbuk” come from?

isterbuk (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,...

isterbuk (Swedish): a fat belly

Definitions

  1. a fat belly

Ancestry of “isterbuk”, step by step

isterbuk 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 Latin Ister

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIsterDanube
2Old Danishistær—
3Old Norseístr(intestinal) fat
4Proto-Germanic*instrazintestine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būkaz →Every word from Old Norse búkr →