Where does “buk” come from?

buk (Danish) comes from Old Danish buk, from Old Norse bukkr, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

buk (Danish): the male of certain ruminants deer, goat, sheep

Definitions

  1. the male of certain ruminants deer, goat, sheep

Ancestry of “buk”, step by step

buk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish buk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishbuk—
2Old Norsebukkrbuck
3Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
5Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
6Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via Danish bukke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbukketo bend, buck
2Middle Low Germanbuckento bend
3Proto-Germanicbukkōnąto bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “buk”

Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →