Where does “buc” come from?

buc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch būc, 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.

buc (Middle Dutch): Alternative form of boc

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of boc

Ancestry of “buc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbūcbuck, male goat
2Proto-West Germanicbukkbuck, male goat
3Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
5Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
6Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

Words derived from “buc”

Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →