Where does “bostortz” come from?

bostortz (Basque) comes from Basque bost, from English bortz — Diamond of inferior quality, commonly used for...

bostortz (Basque): five-toothed rake

Definitions

  1. five-toothed rake

Ancestry of “bostortz”, step by step

bostortz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque bost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquebostfive
2EnglishbortzDiamond of inferior quality, commonly used for...

via Basque hortz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquehortztooth
Every word from English bortzEvery word from Basque bost