Where does “Geissbock” come from?

Geissbock (Alemannic German) comes from Alemannic German Geiss, from Old High German geiz, from Proto-West Germanic gait, from Proto-Germanic gaits, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd-.

Geissbock (Alemannic German): he-goat

Definitions

  1. he-goat

Ancestry of “Geissbock”, step by step

Geissbock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Alemannic German Geiss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic GermanGeissgoat; she-goat
2Old High Germangeiz—
3Proto-West Germanicgaitgoat; thrush
4Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-—

via Alemannic German Bock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic GermanBock—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaits →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gait →