Where does “Roback” come from?
Roback (English) comes from English Roebuck, from Middle English roobukke, from Middle English bukke, from Old English būc, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
Ancestry of “Roback”, step by step
Roback traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Roebuck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Roebuck | A male roe deer |
| 2 | Middle English | roobukke | roebuck |
| 3 | Middle English | bukke | male goat; male deer or roe |
| 4 | Old English | būc | belly, stomach; belly, stomach, pitcher; belly,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *būk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būkaz | belly, abdomen; body |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōw- | to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,... |