Where does “bosk” come from?

bosk (Middle English) comes from Middle English bush, from Old English busċ, from Latin bosca, from Late Latin busca, from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

Ancestry of “bosk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbushgrove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of...
2Old Englishbusċ
3Latinboscafirewood
4Late Latinbusca
5Proto-West Germanicbuskbush, thicket
6Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bosk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Proto-Germanic buskazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic busk