Where does “Büchsenmacher” come from?
Büchsenmacher (German) comes from German Büchse, from Middle High German bühse, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.
Büchsenmacher (German): gunsmith
Definitions
- gunsmith
Ancestry of “Büchsenmacher”, step by step
Büchsenmacher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Büchse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Büchse | box, can; rifle |
| 2 | Middle High German | bühse | a box |
| 3 | Old High German | buhsa | box |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *buhsā | — |
| 5 | Latin | buxis | a box |
| 6 | Latin | pyxis | A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πυξίς | box made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πύξος | box tree; boxwood |
via German Macher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Macher | agent noun of machen; maker |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |