Bucket etymology

English

English word bucket comes from Proto-Indo-European *bū-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ- (Buck, he-goat.), Vulgar Latin *buco

Etymology of bucket

Detailed word origin of bucket

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*bū- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*bʰōw- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to swell, inflate, to blow, swell , to dwell
*bʰuǵ- Proto-Indo-European (ine) Buck, he-goat.
*buco Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
*bukkaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Buck.
*būkaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Belly, abdomen. Body.
bucca Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) He-goat.
būc Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
*bukk Frankish (frk) Buck.
*bukkos Gaulish (cel-gau)
buccus Latin (lat) (Medieval Latin) he-goat.
*buk Frankish (frk)
*bucus Late Latin (LL)
boc Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro)
buket Anglo-Norman (xno)
boket Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
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Words with the same origin as bucket

Descendants of *bū-

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