Middle English word buket comes from Proto-Indo-European *bū-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ- (Buck, he-goat.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰugo-, Proto-Indo-European *bhug̑-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw-, Vulgar Latin *buco
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *bū- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *bʰuǵ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Buck, he-goat. |
| *bʰugo- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *bhug̑- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *bʰōw- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *buco | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| *bukkos | Proto-Celtic (cel-pro) | Goat. |
| *būkaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Belly, abdomen. Body. |
| būc | Old English (ang) | |
| *bukkaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Buck. |
| buc | Old English (ang) | Buck (male deer). |
| *bukk | Frankish (frk) | Buck. |
| *bukkos | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
| *buk | Frankish (frk) | |
| buccus | Latin (lat) | (Medieval Latin) he-goat. |
| *bucus | Late Latin (LL) | |
| boc | Old French (fro) | |
| buket | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| boket | Middle English (enm) |