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
- A Bosjesman, Bushman; a member from one of the...
Ancestry of “boschjesman”, step by step
boschjesman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bushman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bushman | A member of one of the foraging ethnic groups... |
| 2 | English | Bush | A place name |
| 3 | Middle English | bush | grove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of... |
| 4 | Old English | busċ | — |
| 5 | Latin | bosca | firewood |
| 6 | Late Latin | busca | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | busk | bush, thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Dutch boschjesman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boschjesman | Obsolete spelling of Bosjesman |
| 2 | Dutch | Man | man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | man | human; person; man, male |
| 4 | Old Dutch | man | human, person; man, male |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |