bosk

English

/bɒsk/, /bɑsk/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) A bush.
  • (archaic) A thicket; a small wood.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bosk inherited from Old English busc derived from Latin bosca (firewood), busca derived from *busk derived from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (bush, thicket, woods, forest, heavy stick) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper), *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰuH-

Gloss

grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper

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Kanji

曲

Emoji
🌱 💗 🪴

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