Where does “puckaun” come from?

puckaun (English) comes from Irish pocán, from Irish poc, from Middle Irish [[boc]], [[pocc]], [[poc]], from Old English Bucca, from Proto-Germanic bukkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugo- — buck.

puckaun (English): A he-goat

Definitions

  1. A he-goat

Ancestry of “puckaun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishpocánbilly goat
2Irishpocbuck; butt; puck, stroke of stick, stroke of play
3Middle Irish[[boc]], [[pocc]], [[poc]]—
4Old EnglishBuccahe-goat
5Proto-GermanicbukkôAlternative form of *bukkaz; buck; male goat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugo-buck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰugo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bukkô →Every word from Old English Bucca →