Where does “hakebusse” come from?

hakebusse (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German busse, from Old Saxon *buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

Ancestry of “hakebusse”, step by step

hakebusse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German busse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbussegun
2Old Saxon*buhsa
3Proto-Germanic*buhsā
4Latinbuxisa box
5LatinpyxisA small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
6Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
7Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood

via Middle Low German hôk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhôkcorner, angle
2Old Saxonhōk
3Proto-West Germanichōk
4Proto-Germanichōkazhook
5Proto-Indo-Europeankog-

Words derived from “hakebusse

Every word from Ancient Greek πύξοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πυξίςEvery word from Latin pyxis
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