Where does “bosmier” come from?

bosmier (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.

bosmier (Dutch): a wood ant, mound-building ant species of the Formica rufa subgeneric group

Definitions

  1. a wood ant, mound-building ant species of the Formica rufa subgeneric group

Ancestry of “bosmier”, step by step

bosmier 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 mier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmierant; insignificant individual
2Middle Dutchmiereant; inflection of mijn: ## feminine...
3Old Dutchmiuri—
4Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Old Dutch busc →