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Where does “boiser” come from?

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

boiser (French): to panel; to afforest; to hit the ball with the...

Definitions

  1. to panel; to afforest; to hit the ball with the...

Ancestry of “boiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchboiswood; wood, woodland; antler
2Middle Frenchboyswood
3Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “boiser”

  • boisement
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