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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Buchs

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Buchs
Friedrich Kluge2506519An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — Buchs1891John Francis Davis

Buchs, m., Buchsbaum, ‘box, box-tree,’ from the equiv. MidHG. and OHG. buhsboum; formed from Lat. buxus, Gr. πύξος; comp. Ital. bosso, Fr. buis, E. box.