Where does “bode” come from?

bode (Portuguese) comes from Spanish bode, from Old Spanish bote, from Medieval Latin buccus, from Frankish bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

bode (Portuguese): goat buck, billy goat

Definitions

  1. goat buck, billy goat

Ancestry of “bode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbodegoat buck
2Old Spanishbote—
3Medieval Latinbuccushe-goat
4Frankishbukkmale goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat
5Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
7Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
8Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

Words derived from “bode”

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