Where does “bochus” come from?

bochus (Old English) comes from Old English hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

bochus (Old English): a library, bookhouse

Definitions

  1. a library, bookhouse

Ancestry of “bochus”, step by step

bochus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
2Proto-West Germanichūshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Old English bōc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbōcbeech; book
2Proto-Germanicbōk—
3Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

Words derived from “bochus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →