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
- unsteady, wobbly, tottering, rickety
Ancestry of “bockety”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | bacaidí | — |
| 2 | Irish | bacach | lame; halting, imperfect; lame person |
| 3 | Old Irish | baccach | lame; lame person |
| 4 | Old Irish | bacc | angle, bend, corner; angle, bend; hindrance, act... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | bakkos | hook, stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | baḱ- | club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg |