Where does “bosk” come from?
bosk (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian bosk, from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
bosk (West Frisian): forest; bundle; bush, thicket
Definitions
- forest; bundle; bush, thicket
Ancestry of “bosk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | bosk | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | busk | bush, thicket |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |