Where does “bloubok” come from?
bloubok (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans bok, from Dutch bok, from Middle Dutch boc, from Old Dutch būc, from Proto-West Germanic bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V — young he-goat.
bloubok (Afrikaans): bluebuck, Hippotragus leucophaeus
Definitions
- bluebuck, Hippotragus leucophaeus
Ancestry of “bloubok”, step by step
bloubok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans bok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | bok | goat; antelope, buck; lover |
| 2 | Dutch | bok | male goat, buck, billy; vaulting horse; a crane... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | boc | buck, male goat |
| 4 | Old Dutch | būc | buck, male goat |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bukk | buck, male goat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 8 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 9 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |
via Afrikaans blou
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | blou | blue |
| 2 | Dutch | blauw | blue; visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | blau | blue; the colour blue |
| 4 | Old Dutch | blāo | blue |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |