Where does “Bock” come from?

Bock (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German buc, from Old High German buc, 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 (Luxembourgish): buck; trestle, support; box

Definitions

  1. buck; trestle, support; box

Ancestry of “Bock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbuca blow, a stroke
2Old High Germanbuc—
3Proto-West Germanicbukkbuck, male goat
4Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
6Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
7Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →