Where does “bih́łiḱ” come from?

bih́łiḱ (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German buohha, from Proto-West Germanic bōkijā, from Proto-West Germanic bōku, from Proto-Germanic bōkō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

bih́łiḱ (Vilamovian): A beech Fagus; the common tree

Definitions

  1. A beech Fagus; the common tree

Ancestry of “bih́łiḱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanbuohhaA beech
2Proto-West Germanicbōkijābeech
3Proto-West Germanicbōkubeech
4Proto-Germanicbōkōbeech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōkō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōku →