Where does “שטורעמבאָק” come from?

שטורעמבאָק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish באָק, from Middle High German boc, from Old High German boc, 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.

שטורעמבאָק (Yiddish): battering ram

Definitions

  1. battering ram

Ancestry of “שטורעמבאָק”, step by step

שטורעמבאָק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish באָק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבאָקbuck, billy goat
2Middle High Germanboc—
3Old High Germanbocbuck
4Proto-West Germanicbukkbuck, male goat
5Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
7Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
8Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via Yiddish שטורעם

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשטורעםstorm
2Middle High Germansturmstormy
3Old High Germansturmstorm
4Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
5Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →