Where does “Buuksturz” come from?

Buuksturz (East Central German) comes from East Central German Buuk, from Middle High German boc, from Old High German boc, 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.

Buuksturz (East Central German): somersault

Definitions

  1. somersault

Ancestry of “Buuksturz”, step by step

Buuksturz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via East Central German Buuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanBuukbuck, ram
2Middle High Germanboc—
3Old High Germanbocbuck
4Proto-West Germanicbukkbuck, male goat
5Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
7Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
8Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via East Central German Sturz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanSturz—
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →