Where does “gemsbok” come from?
gemsbok (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch gemsbok, 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.
gemsbok (Afrikaans): gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
Definitions
- gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
Ancestry of “gemsbok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gemsbok | gemsbok (Oryx gazella) |
| 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 |