Bock

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Contents 1 German 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Noun 1.1.2 See also 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Related terms 1.2.1.2 Derived terms

[edit] German

[edit] Etymology 1

Old High German boc, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bhug̑- (“‘ram’”).

Cognate to English buck.

[edit] Noun

Bock m. (genitive Bocks, plural Böcke)

1. buck

[edit] See also

• Geiß f., Geiss f.
• Ziege f.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Einbeck, a noted brewery town from which this beer hails.

[edit] Noun

Bock n. (genitive Bocks, plural Böcke)

1. bock beer

[edit] Related terms

• Bockbier

[edit] Derived terms

• Maibock