Where does “buk” come from?

buk (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch buc, from Old Dutch būc, from Proto-West Germanic bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

buk (West Flemish): buck, male goat, male rabbit

Definitions

  1. buck, male goat, male rabbit

Ancestry of “buk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchbucAlternative form of boc
2Old Dutchbūcbuck, male goat
3Proto-West Germanicbukkbuck, male goat
4Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
6Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
7Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →