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
Ancestry of “geitebukk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bukk | a buck |
| 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 |