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Where does “bock” come from?

bock (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish [[bukker]], [[bokker]], from Old Norse [[bokkr]], [[bukkr]], from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

bock (Swedish): a buck; the male of goat and deer; the tick mark...

Definitions

  1. a buck; the male of goat and deer; the tick mark...

Ancestry of “bock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedish[[bukker]], [[bokker]]—
2Old Norse[[bokkr]], [[bukkr]]—
3Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
5Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
6Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

Words derived from “bock”

  • syndabock
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →