Where does “בויך” come from?

בויך (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German būch, from Old High German būh, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

בויך (Yiddish): abdomen, belly, stomach

Definitions

  1. abdomen, belly, stomach

Ancestry of “בויך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbūchbelly
2Old High Germanbūhbelly
3Proto-West Germanic*būk—
4Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “בויך”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būk →