Where does “boszanger” come from?

boszanger (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.

boszanger (Dutch): A leaf warbler; any bird of the genus Phylloscopus

Definitions

  1. A leaf warbler; any bird of the genus Phylloscopus

Ancestry of “boszanger”, step by step

boszanger 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 zanger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzangersinger, songster
2Middle Dutchsanger—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →