Where does “bosque” come from?

bosque (Galician) comes from Occitan bòsc, from Old Occitan bosc, from Late Latin boscus, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bosque (Galician): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “bosque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanbòscwood
2Old Occitanboscwood; woods
3Late Latinboscus—
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →