Where does “Buchenlaub” come from?
Buchenlaub (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.
Buchenlaub (German): beech leaves
Definitions
- beech leaves
Ancestry of “Buchenlaub”, step by step
Buchenlaub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German buche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | buche | inflection of buchen: ## first-person singular... |
| 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 |
via German Laub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Laub | foliage, greenery, leaves; leaves, a suit in... |
| 2 | Old High German | loup | leaves |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |