Where does “Buchholz” come from?

Buchholz (English) comes from German Buchholz, from German buche, from Middle High German buoche, from Old High German buohha, from Proto-West Germanic bōkijā, from Proto-West Germanic bōku, from Proto-Germanic bōkō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

Ancestry of “Buchholz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBuchholz—
2Germanbucheinflection of buchen: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germanbuoche—
4Old High GermanbuohhaA beech
5Proto-West Germanicbōkijābeech
6Proto-West Germanicbōkubeech
7Proto-Germanicbōkōbeech
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōkō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōku →