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Where does “esbaucher” come from?

esbaucher (Middle French) comes from Old French esbosquier, from Old French bosc, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

esbaucher (Middle French): to rough-hew

Definitions

  1. to rough-hew

Ancestry of “esbaucher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesbosquier—
2Old Frenchboscwood, firewood; area planted with trees
3Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
4Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “esbaucher”

  • ébaucher
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