Where does “geitebukk” come from?

geitebukk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk bukk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbukka buck
2Old Norsebukkrbuck
3Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
5Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
6Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via Norwegian Nynorsk geit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgeita 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- →
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