Where does “buscar” come from?

buscar (Catalan) comes from Spanish buscar, from Old Spanish buscar, from Vulgar Latin *buscum, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

buscar (Catalan): to seek, to search for, to look for

Definitions

  1. to seek, to search for, to look for

Ancestry of “buscar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbuscarto seek, search for, look for, try to find; to...
2Old Spanishbuscarto look for
3Vulgar Latin*buscum—
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →