Where does “Buchfink” come from?

Buchfink (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.

Buchfink (German): chaffinch

Definitions

  1. chaffinch

Ancestry of “Buchfink”, step by step

Buchfink 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 Fink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFinkfinch
2Middle High Germanvinke—
3Old High GermanfincoA finch
4Proto-Germanicfinkôfinch
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ping-small bird, sparrow
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