Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōkijǭ (compare Dutch beuk, German Buche, Danish bøg), from Proto-Germanic *bōks ‎(“beech; book”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos ‎(“beech tree”), same source as Latin fāgus ‎(“beech”), Russian бузина ‎(buziná, “elder”), Ancient Greek φηγός ‎(phēgós, “oak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /byʃ/