Where does “byxe” come from?
byxe (Old English) comes from Old Norse býr, from Proto-Germanic būwiz — dwelling.
byxe (Old English): box tree
Ancestry of “byxe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | býr | Alternative form of bǿr; farm; town; place ,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | būwiz | dwelling |
Words derived from “byxe”