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Where does “boc estaign” come from?

boc estaign (Old French) comes from Old French estainbouc, from Old High German steinbok.

Ancestry of “boc estaign”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestainbouc—
2Old High Germansteinbok—

Words derived from “boc estaign”

  • bouquetin
  • bouquetin
Every word from Old High German steinbok →