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English word origin

Etymology of Bok

From German Bock and Dutch bok (“buck, he-goat”) and from Swedish bok (“beech”).

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The source etymologies

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
name

A surname from German, Dutch, or Swedish.

noun

Clipping of Springbok, a player for the South African national rugby team.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From German Bock and Dutch bok (“buck, he-goat”) and from Swedish bok (“beech”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Derivation mentionBockde
  • Borrowed-form mentionboknl · buck, he-goat
  • Borrowed-form mentionboksv · beech
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Machine-source provenance
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