Where does “bosca” come from?

bosca (Irish) comes from Middle English box, from Old English box, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā — box, casket.

bosca (Irish): box, boxwood; box

Definitions

  1. box, boxwood; box

Ancestry of “bosca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishboxA cylindrical jar; A case, container or strongbox
2Old Englishboxbox; box tree
3Proto-West Germanic*buhsābox, casket

Words derived from “bosca”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā →Every word from Old English box →Every word from Middle English box →