Where does “boekweit” come from?

boekweit (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch boecweit, from Middle Low German bōkwête — beech-wheat.

boekweit (Dutch): buckwheat

Definitions

  1. buckwheat

Ancestry of “boekweit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchboecweitbuckwheat
2Middle Low Germanbōkwêtebeech-wheat
Every word from Middle Low German bōkwête →Every word from Middle Dutch boecweit →