Where does “bukszpan” come from?

bukszpan (Polish) comes from German Buchsbaum, from German baum, from Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bukszpan (Polish): box, boxwood

Definitions

  1. box, boxwood

Ancestry of “bukszpan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBuchsbaumboxwood
2Germanbaumtree
3Middle High Germanboumtree
4Old High Germanboumtree, beam
5Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
6Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
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