Etymology of the English word buckle
the English word
bucklederived from the Old French word
bouclederived from the Latin word
buccula (little cheek; mouth, cheek-piece of a helmet)
derived from the Latin word
bucca (cheek; mouth; gură; jaw, mouth; mouthful)
derived from the Old French word
boclederived from the Latin word
buccula (little cheek; mouth, cheek-piece of a helmet)
derived from the Latin word
bucca (cheek; mouth; gură; jaw, mouth; mouthful)
Date
The earliest known usage of buckle in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
turnbuckle,
unbuckle,
buckling,
buckledCognates
Dutch
bochel, French
boucle, German
Buckel, Norwegian
pukkel, Provençal
bloca, Spanish
bloca, Swedish
puckelUsage
Word found in Modern English
