Where does “roobukke” come from?

roobukke (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,...

roobukke (Middle English): roebuck

Definitions

  1. roebuck

Ancestry of “roobukke”, step by step

roobukke 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 ro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishroA roe deer; The hide of a roe deer; Peacefulness,...
2Old Englishrō—
3Proto-West Germanicrōucalm, quiet; rest, repose
4Proto-Germanic*rōōcalm, quiet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “roobukke”

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