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Where does “boschage” come from?

boschage (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin boscaticum, from Latin boscus, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

boschage (Old French): woods; woodland

Definitions

  1. woods; woodland

Ancestry of “boschage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinboscaticumwoods, woodland
2Latinboscuswood, woodland
3Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
4Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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