Where does “bosc” come from?

bosc (Old French) comes from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bosc (Old French): wood, firewood; area planted with trees

Definitions

  1. wood, firewood; area planted with trees

Ancestry of “bosc”, step by step

bosc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish busk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
2Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Frankish bosk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishboskwood; bush

Words derived from “bosc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →