Where does “schachtbok” come from?
schachtbok (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.
schachtbok (Dutch): mineshaft tower, headframe, pit frame
Definitions
- mineshaft tower, headframe, pit frame
Ancestry of “schachtbok”, step by step
schachtbok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bok | male goat, buck, billy; vaulting horse; a crane... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | boc | buck, male goat |
| 3 | Old Dutch | būc | buck, male goat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bukk | buck, male goat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 7 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 8 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |
via Dutch schacht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schacht | A shaft, a pole-shaped object or part of one,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schacht | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skaft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skaft | shaft |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaftaz | shaft |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skeh₂p- | rod, shaft, staff, club |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |