Where does “bukskyn” come from?

bukskyn (Middle English) comes from Middle English bukke, 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,...

bukskyn (Middle English): buckskin

Definitions

  1. buckskin

Ancestry of “bukskyn”, step by step

bukskyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English bukke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbukkemale goat; male deer or roe
2Old Englishbūcbelly, stomach; belly, stomach, pitcher; belly,...
3Proto-West Germanic*būk—
4Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

via Middle English skyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishskynThe skin; A layer or cover located in the inside...
2Old Norseskinnanimal hide
3Proto-Germanicskinþąanimal hide; fruit peel; skin
4Proto-Indo-Europeansken-to split off
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel

Words derived from “bukskyn”

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