Where does “Bockmist” come from?

Bockmist (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.

Bockmist (German): bullshit

Definitions

  1. bullshit

Ancestry of “Bockmist”, step by step

Bockmist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bock

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

via German mist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmistmanure (domestic animals’ excrement mixed with hay)
2Middle High Germanmist
3Old High Germanmist
4Proto-Germanicmihstazcloud, mist, fog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃migʰstos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣VEvery word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣VEvery word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-