Where does “bouquet” come from?

bouquet (Middle French) comes from Old French bochet, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

Ancestry of “bouquet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbochet
2Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
3Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
4Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bouquet

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Proto-Germanic buskazEvery word from Frankish busk
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