Where does “chevalet” come from?

chevalet (French) comes from French cheval, 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.

chevalet (French): rack; horse; trestle, support

Definitions

  1. rack; horse; trestle, support

Ancestry of “chevalet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchevalhorse; horsepower; tall and slim woman, beautiful...
2Frenchboiswood; wood, woodland; antler
3Middle Frenchboyswood
4Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
5Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
6Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “chevalet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →