Where does “bosc” come from?

bosc (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan bosc, from Late Latin boscus, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bosc (Catalan): forest; wood; woods

Definitions

  1. forest; wood; woods

Ancestry of “bosc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanboscwood; woods
2Late Latinboscus—
3Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
4Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bosc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →