Where does “oerbos” come from?

oerbos (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.

oerbos (Dutch): virgin forest, old-growth forest

Definitions

  1. virgin forest, old-growth forest

Ancestry of “oerbos”, step by step

oerbos 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 oer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoerferrous ground, sand clotted by iron oxide, bog...
2Low GermanUur—
3Proto-Germanicūra-ferriferous sand
4Proto-Indo-European(s)wūr-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →