Where does “bok” come from?
bok (English) comes from Afrikaans bok, 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 — young he-goat.
bok (English): keen or willing; The clucking sound of a chicken
Definitions
- keen or willing; The clucking sound of a chicken
Ancestry of “bok”, step by step
bok traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans bok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | bok | goat; antelope, buck; lover |
| 2 | Dutch | bok | male goat, buck, billy; vaulting horse; a crane... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | boc | buck, male goat |
| 4 | Old Dutch | būc | buck, male goat |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bukk | buck, male goat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 8 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 9 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |
via German Bock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bock | he-goat; buck; apparatus used for performing... |
| 2 | Romani | bokh | hunger |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ???????? | hunger, wish to eat |
| 4 | Sanskrit | बुभुक्षा | desire of enjoying anything; wish to eat,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | बुभुक्षति | wishes to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |