Where does “bwgan” come from?

bwgan (Welsh) comes from Middle English bugge, from Proto-Germanic bugja-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bwgan (Welsh): ghost; hobgoblin

Definitions

  1. ghost; hobgoblin

Ancestry of “bwgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbuggebogy, hobgoblin, bugbear; scarecrow
2Proto-Germanicbugja-swollen up, thick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “bwgan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugja- →Every word from Middle English bugge →