Where does “Bois” come from?

Bois (English) comes from French bois, from Middle French boys, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

Bois (English): related to Dubois

Definitions

  1. related to Dubois

Ancestry of “Bois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchboiswood; wood, woodland; antler
2Middle Frenchboyswood
3Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →