Where does “buuk” come from?

buuk (Zealandic) comes from Middle Dutch buuc, from Old Dutch būk, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

buuk (Zealandic): belly

Definitions

  1. belly

Ancestry of “buuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbuucbelly; abdomen; half of a slaughtered animal
2Old Dutchbūk—
3Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būkaz →Every word from Old Dutch būk →
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