Where does “trébucher” come from?
trébucher (French) comes from Middle French trebucher, 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.
trébucher (French): to trip, to stumble
Definitions
- to trip, to stumble
Ancestry of “trébucher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | trebucher | — |
| 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 |