Where does “bok” come from?
bok (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.
bok (Dutch): male goat, buck, billy; vaulting horse; a crane...
Definitions
- male goat, buck, billy; vaulting horse; a crane...
Ancestry of “bok”, step by step
bok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch boc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | boc | buck, male goat |
| 2 | Old Dutch | būc | buck, male goat |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bukk | buck, male goat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 6 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 7 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |
via Caribbean Javanese mbok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caribbean Javanese | mbok | — |