Where does “boc” come from?
boc (Old High German) 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.
boc (Old High German): buck
Ancestry of “boc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | bukk | buck, male goat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 4 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 5 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |