Where does “ontbossing” come from?

ontbossing (Dutch) comes from Dutch ontbossen, from Dutch bos, from Middle Dutch bosch, from Old Dutch busc, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

ontbossing (Dutch): deforestation

Definitions

  1. deforestation

Ancestry of “ontbossing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchontbossento deforest
2Dutchboswood, forest; bouquet, cluster, bunch
3Middle Dutchboschforest, wood
4Old Dutchbuscbush
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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