Where does “bucky” come from?
bucky (English) comes from English buckshot, from English buck, from Middle English bukke, from Old English būc, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
bucky (English): A gun
Definitions
- A gun
Ancestry of “bucky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buckshot | lead shot used in shotgun cartridges |
| 2 | English | buck | A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare,... |
| 3 | Middle English | bukke | male goat; male deer or roe |
| 4 | Old English | būc | belly, stomach; belly, stomach, pitcher; belly,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *būk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būkaz | belly, abdomen; body |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōw- | to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,... |