Where does “geitebukk” come from?

geitebukk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bukk, from Old Norse bukkr, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

geitebukk (Norwegian Bokmål): a billy goat

Definitions

  1. a billy goat

Ancestry of “geitebukk”, step by step

geitebukk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bukk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbukkthe male of some species, especially deer,...
2Old Norsebukkrbuck
3Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
5Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
6Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via Norwegian Bokmål geit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgeita goat
2Old Norsegeita she-goat
3Proto-Germanicgaitsgoat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰayd-—
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →