Where does “syndebukk” come from?
syndebukk (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.
syndebukk (Norwegian Bokmål): a scapegoat
Definitions
- a scapegoat
Ancestry of “syndebukk”, step by step
syndebukk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bukk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bukk | the male of some species, especially deer,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | bukkr | buck |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 5 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 6 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |
via Norwegian Bokmål synd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | synd | a sin; a pity, shame, sorrow; synes synd på - to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | synd | sin |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sundijō | sin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-ónt-ih₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |