Where does “boke” come from?
boke (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch buoka, from Proto-West Germanic bōkijā, from Proto-West Germanic bōku, from Proto-Germanic bōkō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
boke (Middle Dutch): a blow, a hit
Ancestry of “boke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | buoka | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bōkijā | beech |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bōku | beech |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bōkō | beech |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |
Words derived from “boke”