Where does “box” come from?

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

box (Portuguese): the curtain or glass panes which separate the...

Definitions

  1. the curtain or glass panes which separate the...

Ancestry of “box”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboxSenses relating to a three-dimensional object or...
2Middle EnglishboxA cylindrical jar; A case, container or strongbox
3Old Englishboxbox; box tree
4Proto-West Germanic*buhsābox, casket
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā →Every word from Old English box →Every word from Middle English box →