Where does “boks” come from?

boks (Cornish) comes from English box, from Middle English box, from Old English box, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā — box, casket.

boks (Cornish): box

Definitions

  1. box

Ancestry of “boks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboxSenses relating to a three-dimensional object or...
2Middle EnglishboxA cylindrical jar; A case, container or strongbox
3Old Englishboxbox; box tree
4Proto-West Germanic*buhsābox, casket

Words derived from “boks”

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