Bock

German (Berlin)

[bɔk]

noun
Definitions
  • he-goat
  • buck male of a variety of other animals
  • (gymnastics) apparatus used for performing jumps; similar to a vaulting horse but shorter.

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German boc inherited from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz (male deer, buck) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ- (ram, buck, goat).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰuǵ-

Gloss

ram, buck, goat

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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