Where does “bos” come from?

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

bos (Dutch): wood, forest; bouquet, cluster, bunch

Definitions

  1. wood, forest; bouquet, cluster, bunch

Ancestry of “bos”, step by step

bos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch bosch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchboschforest, wood
2Old Dutchbuscbush
3Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Afrikaans bosveld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansbosveld—

Words derived from “bos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →