Where does “Bich” come from?

Bich (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German *buohhia, from Proto-West Germanic bōkijā, from Proto-West Germanic bōku, from Proto-Germanic bōkō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

Bich (Luxembourgish): beech

Definitions

  1. beech

Ancestry of “Bich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German*buohhia—
2Proto-West Germanicbōkijābeech
3Proto-West Germanicbōkubeech
4Proto-Germanicbōkōbeech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōkō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōku →
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