Where does “bosbouw” come from?

bosbouw (Dutch) comes from Dutch bouw, from Javanese ꦧꦲꦸ, from Pali bāhu, from Sanskrit बहु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰénǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

bosbouw (Dutch): forestry, silviculture

Definitions

  1. forestry, silviculture

Ancestry of “bosbouw”, step by step

bosbouw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bouw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbouwconstruction; cultivation, tillage; A unit of...
2Javaneseꦧꦲꦸshoulder, upper arm
3Palibāhuarm; combining form of bahu
4Sanskritबहुmuch, many, frequent, abundant, numerous, great...
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰaȷ́ʰúšthick; abundant
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰénǵʰusdense, thick
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

via Dutch bos

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