Where does “boksuser” come from?

boksuser (Cornish) comes from Cornish er, from Middle Cornish er, from Middle English eir, from Anglo-Norman heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

boksuser (Cornish): boxer

Definitions

  1. boxer

Ancestry of “boksuser”, step by step

boksuser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishereagle; heir; Soft mutation of ger
2Middle Cornisher—
3Middle Englisheir—
4Anglo-Normanheir—
5Latinhērēsheir, heiress
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

via Cornish boks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishboksbox
2EnglishboxSenses relating to a three-dimensional object or...
3Middle EnglishboxA cylindrical jar; A case, container or strongbox
4Old Englishboxbox; box tree
5Proto-West Germanic*buhsābox, casket
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →