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Where does “bosch” come from?

bosch (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch busc, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bosch (Middle Dutch): forest, wood

Definitions

  1. forest, wood

Ancestry of “bosch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbuscbush
2Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bosch”

  • rooibos
  • bosberaad
  • ysterbos
  • boshbok
  • Rooibos
  • bosbewoner
  • boswachter
  • boswerker
  • rooibos
  • oerbos
  • bosbes
  • loofbos
  • bosbrand
  • bosloos
  • bos
  • bosbedrijf
  • pestbos
  • geriefbos
  • bosbouw
  • biesbos
  • boself
  • Bosch
  • bosch
  • busch
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