Where does “ébaucher” come from?

ébaucher (French) comes from Middle French esbaucher, from Old French esbosquier, from Old French bosc, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

ébaucher (French): to sketch, rough out (a plan, picture); to draft (a piece of writing)

Definitions

  1. to sketch, rough out (a plan, picture); to draft (a piece of writing)

Ancestry of “ébaucher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchesbaucherto rough-hew
2Old Frenchesbosquier—
3Old Frenchboscwood, firewood; area planted with trees
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “ébaucher”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →