Where does “buis” come from?

buis (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch buis, from Middle Dutch buse, from Italian buccia, from German borke, from Middle Low German borke, from Proto-Germanic barkuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.

buis (Afrikaans): tube, duct, pipe

Definitions

  1. tube, duct, pipe

Ancestry of “buis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuispipe, duct; television, compare tube; gambeson
2Middle Dutchbuse—
3Italianbucciaskin, peel, husk, bur; pod; rind
4Germanborkebark (on a tree)
5Middle Low Germanborke—
6Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →Every word from Proto-Germanic barkuz →Every word from Middle Low German borke →
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