Where does “boche” come from?

boche (French) comes from French tête de boche, from French caboche, from French caboce, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

boche (French): Boche, Kraut, German

Definitions

  1. Boche, Kraut, German

Ancestry of “boche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtête de bochestubbornhead
2Frenchcabochehead
3Frenchcaboce—
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “boche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →