Where does “trebuchet” come from?
trebuchet (Old French) comes from Old French trebuchier, from Old French buchier, from Old French buc, from Latin buccus, from Frankish bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V — young he-goat.
trebuchet (Old French): trebuchet, bird trap; fall; place where a fall...
Definitions
- trebuchet, bird trap; fall; place where a fall...
Ancestry of “trebuchet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | trebuchier | to fall; to fall over; to knock over; to cause to... |
| 2 | Old French | buchier | — |
| 3 | Old French | buc | abdomen; object with a cavity; trunk, torso;... |
| 4 | Latin | buccus | he-goat |
| 5 | Frankish | bukk | male goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 8 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 9 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |