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Where does “boeckeetken” come from?

boeckeetken (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French bouquet, from Old French bochet, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

Ancestry of “boeckeetken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbouquet—
2Old Frenchbochet—
3Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “boeckeetken”

  • boeket
  • boeket
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