Where does “bucks” come from?
Bucks derives from Middle Dutch bucken, Old English bucc, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- and bʰuǵ-, with origins unclear.
bucks (English): plural of buck; API pl; Casual oxford shoes made...
Definitions
- plural of buck; API pl; Casual oxford shoes made...
Ancestry of “bucks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buck | A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare,... |
| 2 | Middle English | bukke | male goat; male deer or roe |
| 3 | Old English | būc | belly, stomach; belly, stomach, pitcher; belly,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *būk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | būkaz | belly, abdomen; body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōw- | to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,... |