buk

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • belly
  • abdomen
  • paunch

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish būker, buker inherited from Old Norse búkr (trunk, torso) inherited from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (belly, body, stomach, abdomen, torso, trunk) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (swell, dwell, live, grow, be, thrive, blow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰōw-

Gloss

swell, dwell, live, grow, be, thrive, blow

Concept
Semantic Field

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Ontological Category

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