Etymology

ébauche

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French ébauche ← Proto-Germanic *buskaz
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*buskaz“wood, thicket”
  2. French · borrowed fromébauche
  3. English todayébauche

Borrowed from French ébauche, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“wood, thicket”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*buskaz all →

ambushrebukebosqueembossambuscadeboscageboskbosket

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