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

  1. forest; bundle; bush, thicket

Ancestry of “bosk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbosk—
2Proto-West Germanicbuskbush, thicket
3Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic busk →