Where does “bouchon” come from?

bouchon (Middle French) comes from Middle French bousche, from Vulgar Latin bosca, from Frankish bosc, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bouchon (Middle French): bundle; cork; stopper

Definitions

  1. bundle; cork; stopper

Ancestry of “bouchon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbouschehandful of straw, bundle of twigs
2Vulgar Latinboscabrush, bundle of branches; firewood
3Frankishboscbush
4Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bouchon”

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