Where does “beuk” come from?

beuk (Dutch) comes 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.

beuk (Dutch): A beech, tree of the genus "Fagus"; The common...

Definitions

  1. A beech, tree of the genus "Fagus"; The common...

Ancestry of “beuk”, step by step

beuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch boke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbokea blow, a hit
2Old Dutchbuoka—
3Proto-West Germanicbōkijābeech
4Proto-West Germanicbōkubeech
5Proto-Germanicbōkōbeech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

via Dutch beuken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeukento ram, to beat, to knock; beechen
2Middle Dutchboken—

Words derived from “beuk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōkō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōku →