Where does “Bösch” come from?

Bösch (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German busk, from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

Bösch (Central Franconian): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “Bösch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbuskbush
2Proto-West Germanicbuskbush, thicket
3Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic busk →