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Where does “boxen” come from?

boxen (German) comes from Italian boxare, from Russian боксировать, from Russian бокс, from French boxe, from English box, from French boxer, from French -er, from English -er — he, she.

boxen (German): to box

Definitions

  1. to box

Ancestry of “boxen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianboxareto box
2Russianбоксироватьto box
3Russianбоксboxing; box; box cut
4FrenchboxeCombat sport between two adversaries; Boxing;...
5EnglishboxSenses relating to a three-dimensional object or...
6Frenchboxerboxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box
7French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
8English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
9Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
10Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
11Latin-āre—
12Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
13Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
14Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
15Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
16Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “boxen”

  • boxe
  • Boxerin
  • Boxer
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