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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *buʀdō, from Proto-Germanic *buzdô (“beetle, grub, swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰūs- (“to move quickly”). Cognate with Middle Low German buddech (“thick, swollen”), Low German budde (“louse, grub”), Old Norse budda (“purse”). See bug.

More Old English words

• buc
• bucc
• bucca
• bucful
• buend
• bufan
• bufansprecen
• bugan

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