Where does “cheval” come from?
cheval (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.
cheval (French): horse; horsepower; tall and slim woman, beautiful...
Definitions
- horse; horsepower; tall and slim woman, beautiful...
Ancestry of “cheval”, step by step
cheval traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French bois
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bois | wood; wood, woodland; antler |
| 2 | Middle French | boys | wood |
| 3 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 4 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |