Where does “reinsbukk” come from?

reinsbukk (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.

reinsbukk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a male reindeer

Definitions

  1. a male reindeer

Ancestry of “reinsbukk”, step by step

reinsbukk 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 rein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskreinclean; pure; a reindeer, Rangifer tarandus
2Old Norsehreinnreindeer; clean; bright
3Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
4Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →