Where does “Puusch” come from?

Puusch (East Central German) comes from Polish puszcza, from Proto-Slavic pušča — desolate place.

Puusch (East Central German): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “Puusch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpuszczaprimeval forest; wilderness, wasteland;...
2Proto-Slavicpuščadesolate place
Every word from Proto-Slavic puščaEvery word from Polish puszcza