Where does “springbok” come from?
springbok (English) comes from Afrikaans springbok, from Dutch springbok, from Dutch bok, from Middle Dutch boc, from Old Dutch būc, from Proto-West Germanic bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- — young he-goat.
springbok (English): A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa,...
Definitions
- A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa,...
Ancestry of “springbok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | springbok | springbok |
| 2 | Dutch | springbok | the springbok, Antidorcas marsupialis |
| 3 | Dutch | bok | male goat, buck, billy; vaulting horse; a crane... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | boc | buck, male goat |
| 5 | Old Dutch | būc | buck, male goat |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bukk | buck, male goat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 9 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 10 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |