Where does “buckstall” come from?
buckstall (English) comes from English stall, from Middle English stall, from Old English steall, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
buckstall (English): A toil or net for catching deer
Definitions
- A toil or net for catching deer
Ancestry of “buckstall”, step by step
buckstall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stall | A compartment for a single animal in a stable or... |
| 2 | Middle English | stall | — |
| 3 | Old English | steall | a position, especially one that is standing;... |
| 4 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via English buck
| 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,... |