Where does “trebuchet” come from?
trebuchet (English) comes from Old French trebuchet, from Old French trebuchier, from Old French buchier, from Old French buc, from Latin buccus, from Frankish bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- — young he-goat.
trebuchet (English): A medieval siege engine consisting of a large...
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- A medieval siege engine consisting of a large...
Ancestry of “trebuchet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | trebuchet | trebuchet, bird trap; fall; place where a fall... |
| 2 | Old French | trebuchier | to fall; to fall over; to knock over; to cause to... |
| 3 | Old French | buchier | — |
| 4 | Old French | buc | abdomen; object with a cavity; trunk, torso;... |
| 5 | Latin | buccus | he-goat |
| 6 | Frankish | bukk | male goat; buck, goat; 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 |