Where does “Bocholtz” come from?
Bocholtz (Dutch) comes from Dutch beuk, from Middle Dutch boke, from Old Dutch buoka, from Proto-West Germanic bōkijā, from Proto-West Germanic bōku, from Proto-Germanic bōkō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
Ancestry of “Bocholtz”, step by step
Bocholtz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch beuk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beuk | A beech, tree of the genus "Fagus"; The common... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | boke | a blow, a hit |
| 3 | Old Dutch | buoka | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bōkijā | beech |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bōku | beech |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bōkō | beech |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |
via Dutch hout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hout | wood; particular kind of wood; piece of wood,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hout | wood; piece of wood; branch, stick, beam; tree |
| 3 | Old Dutch | holt | wood; tree; a wood, a forest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | holt | woods, forest; wood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hultą | wood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kald- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kola- | — |