Where does “Rehbock” come from?

Rehbock (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.

Rehbock (German): roebuck

Definitions

  1. roebuck

Ancestry of “Rehbock”, step by step

Rehbock 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 rēh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrēhroe deer small deer species
2Middle High German
3Old High Germanrēh
4Proto-West Germanicraihōroe deer
5Proto-Germanicraihôdeer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanróyko-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V