Where does “Buchenholz” come from?
Buchenholz (German) comes from German buche, 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.
Buchenholz (German): beech, beechwood
Ancestry of “Buchenholz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | buche | inflection of buchen:
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| 2 | Middle High German | buoche | — |
| 3 | Old High German | buohha | A beech |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bōkijā | beech |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bōku | beech |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bōkō | beech |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |