Where does “imbosk” come from?
imbosk (English) comes from English bosk, from Middle English bosk, from Middle English bush, from Old English busċ, from Latin bosca, from Late Latin busca, from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz — to become, grow, appear.
imbosk (English): To hide or conceal oneself
Definitions
- To hide or conceal oneself
Ancestry of “imbosk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bosk | A bush; A thicket; a small wood |
| 2 | Middle English | bosk | — |
| 3 | Middle English | bush | grove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of... |
| 4 | Old English | busċ | — |
| 5 | Latin | bosca | firewood |
| 6 | Late Latin | busca | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | busk | bush, thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |