Where does “Bock” come from?
Bock (German) comes from Middle High German boc, from Old High German boc, from Proto-West Germanic bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.
Bock (German): he-goat; buck; apparatus used for performing...
Definitions
- he-goat; buck; apparatus used for performing...
Ancestry of “Bock”, step by step
Bock traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German boc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | boc | — |
| 2 | Old High German | boc | buck |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bukk | buck, male goat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 6 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 7 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |
via Romani bokh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romani | bokh | hunger |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ???????? | hunger, wish to eat |
| 3 | Sanskrit | बुभुक्षा | desire of enjoying anything; wish to eat,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | बुभुक्षति | wishes to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewg- | to flee; to enjoy, benefit |
via German Einbeck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Einbeck | — |