Where does “bochord” come from?
bochord (Old English) comes from Old English hord, from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀd, from Proto-Germanic huzdą, from Proto-Indo-European kusdʰo-.
bochord (Old English): library
Ancestry of “bochord”, step by step
bochord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hord | A hoard, especially of valuable items, hidden for... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hoʀd | treasure |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | huzdą | hidden treasure |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kusdʰo- | — |
via Old English bōc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | bōc | beech; book |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |