Where does “boskage” come from?

boskage (Middle English) comes from Old French boscage, from Vulgar Latin boscaticum, from Latin boscus, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

Ancestry of “boskage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchboscageAlternative form of boschage
2Vulgar Latinboscaticumwoods, woodland
3Latinboscuswood, woodland
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “boskage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →