Where does “bosque” come from?

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

bosque (Chavacano): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “bosque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbosqueforest
2Catalanboscforest; wood; woods
3Old Occitanboscwood; woods
4Late Latinboscus—
5Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
6Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →