Etymology Explorer › Dutch

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

  1. mineshaft tower, headframe, pit frame

Ancestry of “schachtbok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbokmale goat, buck, billy; vaulting horse; a crane...
2Middle Dutchbocbuck, male goat
3Old Dutchbūc—
4Proto-West Germanicbukkbuck, male goat
5Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
7Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
8Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →