Where does “Bougher” come from?

Bougher (English) comes from German Bücher, from German Buch, from Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.

Bougher (English): A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest

Definitions

  1. A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest

Ancestry of “Bougher”, step by step

Bougher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bücher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBücherplural of Buch; books
2GermanBuchbook; books; omasum, the third compartment of the...
3Middle High Germanbuoch—
4Old High Germanbuohbook
5Proto-Germanicbōk—
6Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

via English bough

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboughA firm branch of a tree; The gallows
2Middle Englishbough—
3Old Englishbōgarm; shoulder; bough
4Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōk →