Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bugjaną

Etymology
Orel derives the root from, with semantic shift "to bend" > "to take away, deliver" > "to deal, buy" comparable to that seen in >. Kroonen is skeptical of the proposed semantics, and leaves the origin open.

Verb

 * 1)  to deal; do business; exchange
 * 2) to purchase; buy
 * 3) to accept