Where does “boscage” come from?

boscage (English) comes from Middle English boskage, from Old French boscage, from Vulgar Latin boscaticum, from Latin boscus, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

boscage (English): A place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a...

Definitions

  1. A place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a...

Ancestry of “boscage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishboskage—
2Old FrenchboscageAlternative form of boschage
3Vulgar Latinboscaticumwoods, woodland
4Latinboscuswood, woodland
5Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
6Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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