Where does “Buche” come from?

Buche (German) comes from Middle High German buoche, from Old High German buohha, from Proto-West Germanic bōkijā, from Proto-West Germanic bōku, from Proto-Germanic bōkō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

Buche (German): a beech Fagus; the common tree

Definitions

  1. a beech Fagus; the common tree

Ancestry of “Buche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbuoche—
2Old High GermanbuohhaA beech
3Proto-West Germanicbōkijābeech
4Proto-West Germanicbōkubeech
5Proto-Germanicbōkōbeech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōkō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōku →