Where does “gwydhvosen” come from?
gwydhvosen (Cornish) comes from Cornish gwydhvos, from Cornish bos, from English Bush, from Middle English bush, from Old English busċ, from Latin bosca, from Late Latin busca, from Proto-West Germanic busk — to become, grow, appear.
Ancestry of “gwydhvosen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | gwydhvos | honeysuckle |
| 2 | Cornish | bos | to be |
| 3 | English | Bush | A place name |
| 4 | Middle English | bush | grove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of... |
| 5 | Old English | busċ | — |
| 6 | Latin | bosca | firewood |
| 7 | Late Latin | busca | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | busk | bush, thicket |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |