Where does “kåtbock” come from?
kåtbock (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.
kåtbock (Swedish): a horndog
Definitions
- a horndog
Ancestry of “kåtbock”, step by step
kåtbock 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 |