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Where does “biesbos” come from?

biesbos (Dutch) comes from Dutch bos, from Middle Dutch bosch, from Old Dutch busc, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

biesbos (Dutch): rush bed, area grown with rush; bundle of rush

Definitions

  1. rush bed, area grown with rush; bundle of rush

Ancestry of “biesbos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboswood, forest; bouquet, cluster, bunch
2Middle Dutchboschforest, wood
3Old Dutchbuscbush
4Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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