Where does “Bockerl” come from?

Bockerl (German) comes from German Bock, 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.

Bockerl (German): pinecone

Definitions

  1. pinecone

Ancestry of “Bockerl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBockhe-goat; buck; apparatus used for performing...
2Middle High Germanboc—
3Old High Germanbocbuck
4Proto-West Germanicbukkbuck, male goat
5Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
7Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
8Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →
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