Where does “guardabosques” come from?

guardabosques (Spanish) comes from Spanish bosque, from Catalan bosc, from Old Occitan bosc, from Late Latin boscus, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

guardabosques (Spanish): gamekeeper, game warden; forester, ranger;...

Definitions

  1. gamekeeper, game warden; forester, ranger;...

Ancestry of “guardabosques”, step by step

guardabosques traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish bosque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbosqueforest
2Catalanboscforest; wood; woods
3Old Occitanboscwood; woods
4Late Latinboscus—
5Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
6Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Spanish guardar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguardarto save; to keep; to order
2Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
3Proto-Germanic*warduz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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