Where does “Steenbokskeerkring” come from?
Steenbokskeerkring (Dutch) comes from Dutch Steenbok, 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.
Steenbokskeerkring (Dutch): Tropic of Capricorn
Definitions
- Tropic of Capricorn
Ancestry of “Steenbokskeerkring”, step by step
Steenbokskeerkring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Steenbok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Steenbok | Capricornus |
| 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 Dutch keerkring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | keerkring | tropic |
| 2 | Dutch | keren | To turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | keren | To turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kēren | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |