Where does “trébuchet” come from?
trébuchet (French) comes from Middle French trébuchet, 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 — young he-goat.
trébuchet (French): trebuchet
Definitions
- trebuchet
Ancestry of “trébuchet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | trébuchet | — |
| 2 | Old French | trebuchet | trebuchet, bird trap; fall; place where a fall... |
| 3 | Old French | trebuchier | to fall; to fall over; to knock over; to cause to... |
| 4 | Old French | buchier | — |
| 5 | Old French | buc | abdomen; object with a cavity; trunk, torso;... |
| 6 | Latin | buccus | he-goat |
| 7 | Frankish | bukk | male goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 10 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 11 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |