Where does “byxen” come from?

byxen (Old English) comes from Old English box, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā — box, casket.

byxen (Old English): made of boxwood

Definitions

  1. made of boxwood

Ancestry of “byxen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishboxbox; box tree
2Proto-West Germanic*buhsābox, casket

Words derived from “byxen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā →Every word from Old English box →