Where does “bouc” come from?

bouc (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-West Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

bouc (Middle Dutch): Alternative spelling of boec

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of boec

Ancestry of “bouc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchboecbook; book, tome, volume
2Old Dutchbuok—
3Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
4Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →