buxum etymology

Middle English word buxum comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰug-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰūgʰ-, and later Proto-Germanic *beuganą (To bend, bow.)

Detailed word origin of buxum

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*bʰug- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) ram
*bʰūgʰ- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) to bend
*beuganą Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To bend, bow.
būgan Old English (ang)
*būhsum Old English (ang)
buhsum Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as buxum

Descendants of *bʰūgʰ-
beghe beh bie bight biȝt bought bouȝt bowen bowght buhsum buwen buȝen buȝsom by byȝt bēgen