Where does “bukke” come from?

bukke (Middle English) comes from Old English būc, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

bukke (Middle English): male goat; male deer or roe

Definitions

  1. male goat; male deer or roe

Ancestry of “bukke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbūcbelly, stomach; belly, stomach, pitcher; belly,...
2Proto-West Germanic*būk—
3Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “bukke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būk →