Where does “box” come from?

box (Middle English) comes from Old English box, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā — box, casket.

box (Middle English): A cylindrical jar; A case, container or strongbox

Definitions

  1. A cylindrical jar; A case, container or strongbox

Ancestry of “box”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishboxbox; box tree
2Proto-West Germanic*buhsābox, casket

Words derived from “box”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā →Every word from Old English box →