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· Proto-Germanic
*bugja-
3 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*bugja-
, most common first.
big
Of great size, large.
bug
An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
bogey
A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.