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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

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

Words derived from “bos”

  • rooibos
  • bosberaad
  • ysterbos
  • boshbok
  • Rooibos
  • bosbewoner
  • boswachter
  • boswerker
  • rooibos
  • oerbos
  • bosbes
  • loofbos
  • bosbrand
  • bosloos
  • bosbedrijf
  • pestbos
  • geriefbos
  • bosbouw
  • biesbos
  • boself
  • Bosch
  • bosch
  • bosbewoner
  • boswagter
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