Where does “isopuksipuu” come from?
isopuksipuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puksipuu, from German Buchsbaum, from German baum, from Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
isopuksipuu (Finnish): boxwood, "Buxus sempervirens"
Definitions
- boxwood, "Buxus sempervirens"
Ancestry of “isopuksipuu”, step by step
isopuksipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puksipuu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puksipuu | box, boxwood |
| 2 | German | Buchsbaum | boxwood |
| 3 | German | baum | tree |
| 4 | Middle High German | boum | tree |
| 5 | Old High German | boum | tree, beam |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | baum | tree; beam |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | baumaz | Alternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |