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Where does “rhebok” come from?

rhebok (English) comes from Afrikaans reebok, from Dutch reebok, from Middle Dutch reeboc.

rhebok (English): A medium-sized, deerlike South African antelope,...

Definitions

  1. A medium-sized, deerlike South African antelope,...

Ancestry of “rhebok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansreebokroe
2Dutchreebokroebuck; An antelope native to southern Africa
3Middle Dutchreeboc—
Every word from Middle Dutch reeboc →