Where does “bukować” come from?
bukować (Polish) comes from German bocken, from German Bock, from Middle High German boc, from Old High German boc, from Proto-West Germanic bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V — young he-goat.
bukować (Polish): to book
Definitions
- to book
Ancestry of “bukować”, step by step
bukować traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German bocken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bocken | to buck, to capriole, to be stubborn, to be unruly |
| 2 | German | Bock | he-goat; buck; apparatus used for performing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | boc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | boc | buck |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bukk | 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 |
via English Book
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Book | the Bible |
| 2 | German | būch | book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication |
| 3 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |