syndabock

Swedish

noun

Definitions

a scapegoat (someone punished for someone else's error(s))

Etymology

Affix from Swedish synd (sin) + Swedish bock (buck).

Origin

Swedish

bock

Gloss

buck

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

synti Finnish
bock Swedish
bockhorn Swedish
halmbock Swedish
synd Swedish
syndig Swedish
synd Old Norse
bukker, bokker Old Swedish