Where does “horbock” come from?
horbock (Swedish) comes from Swedish bock, 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.
horbock (Swedish): a sexually promiscuous or sexually immoral man, a fornicator
Definitions
- a sexually promiscuous or sexually immoral man, a fornicator
Ancestry of “horbock”, step by step
horbock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bock | a buck; the male of goat and deer; the tick mark... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | [[bukker]], [[bokker]] | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | [[bokkr]], [[bukkr]] | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 6 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 7 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |
via Swedish hör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hör | adultery, fornication sex with someone who is not one's spouse, or sex between unmarried people – sexual immorality: begå hor “commit adultery” |