Where does “Buchenland” come from?

Buchenland (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.

Ancestry of “Buchenland”, step by step

Buchenland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German buche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbucheinflection of buchen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanbuoche—
3Old High GermanbuohhaA beech
4Proto-West Germanicbōkijābeech
5Proto-West Germanicbōkubeech
6Proto-Germanicbōkōbeech
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

via German land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
2Middle High Germanlantland; country
3Old High Germanlantland; country
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Buchenland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōkō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōku →