Where does “bosu” come from?

bosu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch bos, from Middle Dutch bosch, from Old Dutch busc, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bosu (Sranan Tongo): bundle, bunch

Definitions

  1. bundle, bunch

Ancestry of “bosu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboswood, forest; bouquet, cluster, bunch
2Middle Dutchboschforest, wood
3Old Dutchbuscbush
4Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Old Dutch busc →
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