Where does “bosbes” come from?

bosbes (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.

bosbes (Dutch): bilberry; bilberry plant, member of the genus...

Definitions

  1. bilberry; bilberry plant, member of the genus...

Ancestry of “bosbes”, step by step

bosbes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bos

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

via Dutch bes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbesberry; B flat; an old woman
2Middle Dutchbes—
3Old Dutchbesi—
4Proto-Germanicbasjąberry; a small fruit, of any one of many...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →