Where does “syndebukk” come from?

syndebukk (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.

syndebukk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a scapegoat

Definitions

  1. a scapegoat

Ancestry of “syndebukk”, step by step

syndebukk 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 synd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksynda sin; a pity, shame, sorrow
2Old Norsesyndsin
3Proto-Germanicsundijōsin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →