Where does “bockety” come from?

bockety (English) comes from Irish bacaidí, from Irish bacach, from Old Irish baccach, from Old Irish bacc, from Proto-Celtic bakkos, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

bockety (English): unsteady, wobbly, tottering, rickety

Definitions

  1. unsteady, wobbly, tottering, rickety

Ancestry of “bockety”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbacaidí—
2Irishbacachlame; halting, imperfect; lame person
3Old Irishbaccachlame; lame person
4Old Irishbaccangle, bend, corner; angle, bend; hindrance, act...
5Proto-Celticbakkoshook, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bakkos →Every word from Old Irish bacc →