Where does “boeket” come from?
boeket (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch boeket, from Middle Dutch boeckeetken, from Middle French bouquet, from Old French bochet, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
boeket (Afrikaans): bouquet
Ancestry of “boeket”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boeket | bouquet; aroma |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | boeckeetken | — |
| 3 | Middle French | bouquet | — |
| 4 | Old French | bochet | — |
| 5 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 6 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |