An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A domesticated ruminant mammal (Capra hircus) having backward curving horns and a beard especially in the male, raised for its wool, milk, and meat (TheFreeDictionary.com).

Etymology (EN): M.E. got, O.E. gat “she-goat;” cf. O.Saxon get, O.Norse geit, Dan. gjed, Du. geit, Ger. Geiss, Goth. gaits “goat,” from PIE *ghaid-o- “young goat.”

Etymology (PE): Boz “goat;” Mid.Pers. buz; Av. buza-; cf. Skt. bukka-; O.Ir. bocc; O.H.G. boc; Bret. bouc’h).