Where does “bois” come from?

bois (French) comes from Middle French boys, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bois (French): wood; wood, woodland; antler

Definitions

  1. wood; wood, woodland; antler

Ancestry of “bois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchboyswood
2Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
3Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
4Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bois”

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