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
- wood; wood, woodland; antler
Ancestry of “bois”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | boys | wood |
| 2 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 3 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “bois”