Where does “bosbewoner” come from?

bosbewoner (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.

bosbewoner (Dutch): forest dweller

Definitions

  1. forest dweller

Ancestry of “bosbewoner”, step by step

bosbewoner 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 bewoner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewoneroccupant, inhabitant
2Middle Dutchbewōonre—

Words derived from “bosbewoner”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →