Where does “būc” come from?

būc (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

būc (Old Dutch): buck, male goat

Definitions

  1. buck, male goat

Ancestry of “būc”, step by step

būc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic bukk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbukkbuck, male goat
2Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
4Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
5Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via Proto-West Germanic *būk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*būk—
2Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “būc”

Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →