Where does “Boche” come from?

Boche (English) comes from French boche, from French tête de boche, from French caboche, from French caboce, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Boche (English): A German

Definitions

  1. A German

Ancestry of “Boche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchbocheBoche, Kraut, German
2Frenchtête de bochestubbornhead
3Frenchcabochehead
4Frenchcaboce—
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →