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
- buck, male goat, male rabbit
Ancestry of “buk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | buc | Alternative form of boc |
| 2 | Old Dutch | būc | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bukk | buck, male goat |
| 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 |