Where does “boxen” come from?

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

boxen (Middle English): to beat or whip

Definitions

  1. to beat or whip

Ancestry of “boxen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbyxenmade of boxwood
2Old Englishboxbox; box tree
3Proto-West Germanic*buhsābox, casket

Words derived from “boxen”

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