Where does “boxe” come from?

boxe (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German buck — goat; buck, male goat.

Ancestry of “boxe”, step by step

boxe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German buck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbuckgoat; buck, male goat

via Middle Low German hose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhosetrousers
Every word from Middle Low German buck