Where does “buckram” come from?

buckram (English) comes from Middle English bukeram, from Anglo-Norman bokeram, from Old French boquerant.

buckram (English): A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp,...

Definitions

  1. A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp,...

Ancestry of “buckram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbukeramfine linen
2Anglo-Normanbokeram—
3Old Frenchboquerant—

Words derived from “buckram”

Every word from Old French boquerant →Every word from Anglo-Norman bokeram →Every word from Middle English bukeram →