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Where does “boschjesman” come from?

boschjesman (Afrikaans) comes from English Bushman, from English Bush, from Middle English bush, from Old English busċ, from Latin bosca, from Late Latin busca, from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz — to become, grow, appear.

boschjesman (Afrikaans): A Bosjesman, Bushman; a member from one of the...

Definitions

  1. A Bosjesman, Bushman; a member from one of the...

Ancestry of “boschjesman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBushmanA member of one of the foraging ethnic groups...
2EnglishBush—
3Middle Englishbushgrove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of...
4Old Englishbusċ—
5Latinboscafirewood
6Late Latinbusca—
7Proto-West Germanicbuskbush, thicket
8Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “boschjesman”

  • bosquímano
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