Where does “gewyrtbox” come from?

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

gewyrtbox (Old English): a smelling-box, perfume box

Definitions

  1. a smelling-box, perfume box

Ancestry of “gewyrtbox”, step by step

gewyrtbox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English box

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

via Old English ġewyrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġewyrt—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā →Every word from Old English box →