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Where does “pestbos” come from?

pestbos (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.

pestbos (Dutch): A small, densely grown tract of forest in a...

Definitions

  1. A small, densely grown tract of forest in a...

Ancestry of “pestbos”, step by step

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