Dutch word buiktyfus comes from Dutch buik, Dutch tyfus

Detailed word origin of buiktyfus

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
buik	Dutch (nld)	(nautical) The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates.. Belly. Paunch (referring euphemistically to a protrusive belly).
tyfus	Dutch (nld)	(pathology) term used for typhus and typhoid fever (vulgar) shit! damn!.
buiktyfus	Dutch (nld)	Typhoid fever.

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