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
Ancestry of “bouchon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | bousche | handful of straw, bundle of twigs |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | bosca | brush, bundle of branches; firewood |
| 3 | Frankish | bosc | bush |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “bouchon”