Where does “boucher” come from?

boucher (French) comes from Old French bouchier, from Old French bouc, from Latin buccus, from Frankish bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

boucher (French): butcher; to cork up; to bung

Definitions

  1. butcher; to cork up; to bung

Ancestry of “boucher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbouchierbutcher
2Old Frenchboucgoat
3Latinbuccushe-goat
4Frankishbukkmale goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat
5Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
7Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
8Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

Words derived from “boucher”

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